Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 90 | 85 | 134 | 74 | 113 | 122 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 843 | 1457 | 1699 | 1699 | 1721 | 2499 | 1730 | 1104 | 792 | 700 | 619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.90m | 2:20AM1.78m | 2:53PM1.79m | 3:38AM1.70m | 4:19PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.64m | 8:55PM0.79m | 9:13AM0.77m | 10:01PM0.88m | 10:26AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 85 | 134 | 56 | 103 | 122 | 88 | 68 | 109 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1730 | 1104 | 792 | 700 | 619 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 24 | 75 | 74 | 40 | 113 | 72 | 109 | 107 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 63 | 843 | 1457 | 1699 | 1699 | 1721 | 2499 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 68 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 166 | 134 | 134 | 166 | 206 | 33 | 92 | 33 | 328 | 19 |
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