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Waitara Bar Surf Forecast
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Waitara Bar surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 18.0°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 16.1 °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 18.0°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 16.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 425 | 397 | 1397 | 1379 | 1588 | 1370 | 621 | 538 | 494 | 494 | 396 | 373 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 409 | 915 | 904 | 904 | 724 | 660 | 812 | 2119 | 2033 | 2410 | 2605 | 2822 | 2825 | 3416 | 3627 | 3324 | 3203 | 2993 | 2561 | 2378 | 2202 | 1849 | 1449 | 1208 | 1074 | 837 | 690 | 679 | 587 | 569 | 426 | 405 | 341 | 330 | 319 | 313 | 186 | 414 | 421 | 427 | 465 | 421 | 357 | 351 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 11:36AM 3.25 | 11:56PM 3.33 | 12:15PM 3.14 | 12:38AM 3.21 | 1:02PM 3.00 | 1:30AM 3.07 | 2:05PM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 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 | 5:53PM 0.68 | 6:14AM 0.86 | 6:34PM 0.82 | 7:01AM 1.00 | 7:21PM 0.97 | 7:58AM 1.11 | 8:20PM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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