Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 52 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.12m | 1:57AM2.14m | 2:30PM2.03m | 2:55AM2.03m | 3:38PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:58AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 52 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 3 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 58 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 95 | 95 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 68 |
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