Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 100 | 66 | 55 | 105 | 253 | 705 | 615 | 706 | 835 | 1341 | 2760 | 2380 | 1432 | 980 | 784 | 640 | 574 | 792 | 939 | 1045 | 1072 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:02AM2.26m | 9:12PM2.39m | 9:36AM2.36m | 9:48PM2.45m | 10:11AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.19m | 3:48PM0.16m | 4:07AM0.09m | 4:24PM0.09m | 4:43AM0.04m | 5:00PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 152 | 100 | 66 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2380 | 1432 | 980 | 784 | 640 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 105 | 253 | 705 | 615 | 706 | 835 | 1341 | 2760 | — | — | — | — | — | 574 | 792 | 939 | 1045 | 1072 | 857 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 85 | 97 | 118 | 134 | 166 | 172 | 188 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 64 |
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