Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 423 | 412 | 271 | 336 | 449 | 698 | 756 | 657 | 525 | 373 | 256 | 193 | 131 | 61 | 241 | 400 | 344 | 222 | 134 | 75 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.19m | 11:54AM2.29m | 00:13AM2.13m | 12:29PM2.23m | 00:51AM2.06m | 1:09PM2.15m | 1:34AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.34m | 6:50PM0.46m | 7:05AM0.43m | 7:28PM0.54m | 7:43AM0.51m | 8:10PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 373 | 256 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 344 | 222 | 134 | 75 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 5 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 564 | 423 | 412 | 271 | 336 | 449 | 698 | 756 | 657 | 525 | — | — | 193 | 131 | 61 | 241 | 400 | 247 | 155 | — | 47 | — | — | 32 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 89 | 85 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 33 | 69 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 70 |
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