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Waitara Bar surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is 18.1°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is 18.1°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313141413131313131312121212813138888813131313131313131313131614141414141413131818171616161616161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)581581599607690680659649640504658521591410377383414434441471496465362362465796745659659659590669669680104088676377463062151547947947982315161393137512141003978848756619602594585561595569
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
0
ESE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
2.81
7:38AM
3.00
8:02PM
2.96
8:17AM
3.12
8:40PM
3.11
8:52AM
3.22
9:14PM
3.23
9:25AM
3.30
9:45PM
3.34
9:57AM
3.35
10:16PM
3.41
10:29AM
3.36
10:47PM
3.43
11:02AM
3.33
11:20PM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
0.96
1:55PM
0.81
2:14AM
0.80
2:31PM
0.65
2:49AM
0.67
3:05PM
0.53
3:21AM
0.58
3:37PM
0.46
3:53AM
0.54
4:09PM
0.44
4:25AM
0.55
4:42PM
0.47
4:58AM
0.61
5:16PM
0.56
5:34AM
0.72
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14141414141414141414131314171815121113131319191615131211121515141414141414161615141414121315171716161516161515131311910
Feels °C (?)1413131312121212121310111215151310991111171614131111101213131111101010101213131214111011121314151616161411876456

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