Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 15 | SSW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 785 | 823 | 707 | 485 | 153 | 253 | 159 | 163 | 161 | 110 | 70 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 123 | 283 | 165 | 229 | 767 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:43AM2.35m | 00:00AM2.38m | 12:21PM2.25m | 00:37AM2.23m | 12:59PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.36m | 7:38AM0.36m | 7:55PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 132 | 124 | 121 | 163 | 153 | 155 | 75 | 163 | 161 | 110 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | S 15 | W 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 18 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 25 | 27 | 33 | — | — | 4 | 159 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | W 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 70 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 574 | 785 | 823 | 707 | 485 | 362 | 253 | 122 | 140 | 126 | 74 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 123 | 283 | 165 | 229 | 767 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 187 | 253 | 222 | 222 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 193 | 95 | 93 | 106 | 106 | 68 | 134 | 177 | 134 | 193 | 154 |
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