Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1091 | 1580 | 1608 | 1699 | 1699 | 2033 | 1247 | 893 | 655 | 541 | 459 | 333 | 283 | 267 | 262 | 483 | 1136 | 1606 | 1611 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:53PM1.79m | 3:38AM1.70m | 4:19PM1.75m | 4:57AM1.70m | 5:37PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.88m | 10:26AM0.86m | 11:23PM0.89m | 11:54AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | SSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1247 | 893 | 655 | 541 | 459 | 333 | 283 | 206 | 190 | 39 | 126 | 72 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 80 | 117 | 147 | 267 | 63 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | — | — | 5 | 186 | 198 | 106 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1091 | 1580 | 1608 | 1699 | 1699 | 2033 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 483 | 1136 | 1606 | 1611 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 162 | 134 | 134 | 177 | 259 | 134 | 85 | 329 | 168 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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