Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | WNW 14 | W 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 465 | 667 | 826 | 756 | 667 | 488 | 361 | 223 | 176 | 270 | 1189 | 1155 | 800 | 468 | 386 | 315 | 259 | 211 | 108 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.83m | 6:16AM1.81m | 6:55PM1.92m | 7:14AM1.88m | 7:43PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.77m | 00:51AM0.82m | 1:15PM0.73m | 1:51AM0.75m | 2:10PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 826 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 361 | 223 | 176 | 125 | 1189 | 1155 | 800 | 468 | 386 | 315 | 259 | 211 | 108 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 8 | — | — | W 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | W 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 52 | 92 | 147 | 270 | 49 | — | — | 189 | 41 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 290 | 465 | 667 | 8 | 756 | 667 | 488 | — | — | — | 9 | 77 | 100 | 82 | 68 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 57 | 85 | 70 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 153 | 187 | 95 | 93 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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