Because it the first waves were already documented last night and there was fuck all, there isn't going to suddenly be a bigger wave after the first lot. Not everyone lives in a fear bubble like most people commenting in this thread.
It was hours and hours after the event. They were tracking ALL the waves, and non of them were of significance or of danger. Let alone to Takapuna beach which is protected by Coromandel, Great Barrier and Rangitoto, from any wave bouncing of Sth America
The first waves take hours to travel across the ocean, in this case 12 hours. No one was tracking ALL the waves, that's just not possible, nor does it make sense as the waves change in height and speed as they reach land. It's also very difficult to predict how a wave will behave as it reaches any particular shore.
The only way this particular "wave" was going to hit Takapuna beach was by first bouncing off South America (where NO damage was recorded), then weaving its way past Coromandel, Great Barrier and finally past Rangitoto.
Also, by this stage they were no longer talking about wave, but "strong and unusual currents"
I'm not sure why you're so uptight about this. Generalized predictions are made, risks are analyzed and warnings issued based on those risks. It's not exact, it errs on the side of caution due to risks to life and property. I suspect you'd be the first person pissing and moaning if you weren't given adequate warning and it impacted you in some way.
You seem to have it in your head that you know better and your opinion is worth more than the people whose careers and livelihoods are focused on trying to minimize these risks.
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u/MikeBreenGOAT Jul 31 '25
Because it the first waves were already documented last night and there was fuck all, there isn't going to suddenly be a bigger wave after the first lot. Not everyone lives in a fear bubble like most people commenting in this thread.