Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 374 | 431 | 538 | 483 | 395 | 276 | 180 | 108 | 82 | 65 | 73 | 64 | 87 | 154 | 315 | 798 | 1333 | 2170 | 1764 | 1172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.04m | 8:35PM2.20m | 8:57AM2.16m | 9:11PM2.31m | 9:32AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.44m | 3:29AM0.40m | 3:45PM0.31m | 4:04AM0.29m | 4:19PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 180 | 108 | 82 | 65 | 73 | 64 | 87 | 154 | 315 | 798 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | — | — | 6 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | S 14 | SSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 374 | 431 | 538 | 483 | 395 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1333 | 2170 | 1764 | 1172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 118 | 85 |
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