Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 111 | 133 | 211 | 211 | 190 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.94m | 6:39PM2.06m | 7:10AM1.99m | 7:36PM2.10m | 8:07AM2.07m | 8:26PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.59m | 12:59PM0.61m | 1:38AM0.52m | 2:04PM0.53m | 2:34AM0.42m | 2:58PM0.43m | 3:21AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 143 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 111 | 133 | 211 | 211 | 190 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 77 | 19 |
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