Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 346 | 254 | 188 | 96 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 44 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 95 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 41 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.03m | 5:25PM2.00m | 5:46AM2.05m | 6:43PM2.12m | 7:03AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.66m | 11:37AM0.57m | 00:22AM0.63m | 12:56PM0.52m | 1:38AM0.53m | 2:07PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 152 | 28 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 95 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 64 | 57 | — | 96 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 44 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 13 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 365 | 346 | 254 | 188 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 193 | 193 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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