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Waitara Bar Surf Forecast
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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 29 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 479 | 472 | 465 | 357 | 388 | 346 | 268 | 260 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 524 | 1374 | 936 | 742 | 637 | 270 | 508 | 565 | 560 | 596 | 512 | 454 | 433 | 359 | 384 | 384 | 421 | 378 | 414 | 407 | 407 | 371 | 359 | 359 | 365 | 480 | 649 | 441 | 367 | 443 | 947 | 934 | 921 | 838 | 791 | 768 | 669 | 659 | 615 | 615 | 606 | 606 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 560 | 577 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:00PM 3.75 | 11:21AM 3.57 | 11:47PM 3.63 | 12:10PM 3.37 | 12:37AM 3.44 | 1:05PM 3.14 | 1:33AM 3.22 | 2:08PM 2.93 | 2:38AM 3.02 | 3:16PM 2.79 | 3:49AM 2.89 | 4:22PM 2.72 | 4:59AM 2.85 | 5:28PM 2.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 0.26 | 5:37PM 0.29 | 6:05AM 0.47 | 6:25PM 0.53 | 6:59AM 0.71 | 7:17PM 0.79 | 7:59AM 0.93 | 8:15PM 1.01 | 9:02AM 1.09 | 9:22PM 1.17 | 10:09AM 1.16 | 10:34PM 1.22 | 11:18AM 1.14 | 11:44PM 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
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