Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 188 | 207 | 1408 | 1269 | 846 | 541 | 450 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 140 | 101 | 82 | 118 | 286 | 304 | 108 | 236 | 186 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.81m | 6:55PM1.92m | 7:14AM1.88m | 7:43PM2.02m | 8:02AM1.98m | 8:24PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.73m | 1:51AM0.75m | 2:10PM0.66m | 2:37AM0.66m | 2:55PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 256 | 188 | 153 | 1408 | 1269 | 846 | 541 | 450 | 322 | 259 | 211 | 140 | 101 | 82 | 118 | 286 | 304 | 108 | 236 | 186 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | S 7 | S 11 | W 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 92 | 147 | 207 | — | — | — | 85 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | W 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 76 | 190 | 204 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 19 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 19 |
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