Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 190 | 123 | 118 | 87 | 67 | 89 | 73 | 130 | 339 | 407 | 253 | 147 | 143 | 154 | 115 | 114 | 176 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57PM2.25m | 2:32AM2.08m | 3:05PM2.13m | 3:45AM1.98m | 4:19PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.48m | 9:23AM0.52m | 10:09PM0.57m | 10:32AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 240 | 190 | 123 | 118 | 87 | 67 | 89 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 43 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 58 | 56 | 33 | 55 | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 128 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 73 | 130 | 339 | 407 | 253 | 147 | 143 | 154 | 115 | 114 | 176 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 70 | 85 | 94 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 94 | 85 | 85 |
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