Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 95 | 143 | 181 | 196 | 219 | 299 | 478 | 881 | 932 | 771 | 588 | 534 | 605 | 889 | 959 | 2643 | 2733 | 1320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.81m | 5:05AM1.79m | 5:55PM1.83m | 6:16AM1.81m | 6:55PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.73m | 11:32PM0.84m | 12:04PM0.77m | 00:51AM0.82m | 1:15PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | 588 | 24 | 52 | 92 | 959 | 2643 | 2733 | 1320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | WNW 17 | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 58 | 148 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 27 | 51 | 95 | 143 | 181 | 196 | 219 | 299 | 478 | 881 | 932 | 771 | — | 534 | 605 | 889 | 116 | 319 | 265 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 57 | 85 | 95 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 229 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 95 | 93 | 311 | 153 | 182 | 33 |
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