
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (10 Jul):
- 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 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 79 | 44 | 78 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 95 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.00m | 5:46AM2.05m | 6:43PM2.12m | 7:03AM2.13m | 7:46PM2.28m | 8:08AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.63m | 12:56PM0.52m | 1:38AM0.53m | 2:07PM0.42m | 2:40AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 4 | W 14 |
38 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 95 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | S 10 |
83 | 79 | 44 | 78 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 |
7 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 104 |
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