Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 48 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 95 | 126 | 153 | 171 | 190 | 263 | 405 | 634 | 751 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50AM1.94m | 3:22PM1.86m | 3:51AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.81m | 5:05AM1.79m | 5:55PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.64m | 10:21PM0.78m | 10:48AM0.73m | 11:32PM0.84m | 12:04PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 7 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 19 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 48 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 7 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 44 | 95 | 126 | 153 | 171 | 190 | 263 | 405 | 634 | 751 | 459 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 85 | 57 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 77 | 85 | 106 | 85 | 85 | 229 | 85 | 172 | 70 | 85 |
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