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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Jan 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jan) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jan) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jan) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 593 | 256 | 262 | 309 | 850 | 1042 | 1026 | 1026 | 922 | 936 | 965 | 863 | 837 | 700 | 606 | 596 | 512 | 489 | 458 | 419 | 359 | 353 | 353 | 347 | 336 | 280 | 231 | 265 | 219 | 219 | 227 | 195 | 189 | 227 | 253 | 479 | 465 | 572 | 689 | 346 | 325 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 313 | 512 | 1081 | 1154 | 1095 | 1024 | 943 | 834 | 811 | 553 | 606 | 357 | 357 | 212 | 149 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 3.66 | 11:41PM 3.51 | 11:58AM 3.76 | 12:21AM 3.58 | 12:38PM 3.79 | 1:03AM 3.57 | 1:20PM 3.73 | 1:46AM 3.50 | 2:04PM 3.59 | 2:33AM 3.36 | 2:52PM 3.40 | 3:24AM 3.19 | 3:47PM 3.17 | 4:25AM 3.02 | 4:56PM 2.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 0.46 | 5:50AM 0.34 | 6:14PM 0.36 | 6:31AM 0.30 | 6:57PM 0.34 | 7:13AM 0.35 | 7:41PM 0.38 | 7:58AM 0.47 | 8:27PM 0.50 | 8:47AM 0.65 | 9:15PM 0.68 | 9:42AM 0.87 | 10:08PM 0.90 | 10:45AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 01 | Sunday 02 | Monday 03 | Tuesday 04 | Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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