Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
300 | 277 | 444 | 301 | 421 | 416 | 300 | 329 | 215 | 288 | 284 | 228 | 208 | 195 | 153 | 184 | 196 | 181 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:02PM0.70m | 3:11AM0.38m | 3:32PM0.68m | 3:49AM0.43m | 4:00PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.09m | 8:47AM0.06m | 10:15PM0.08m | 9:29AM0.08m | 10:36PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
300 | 277 | 444 | 301 | 421 | 416 | 259 | 329 | 215 | 288 | 284 | 228 | 208 | 195 | 136 | 184 | 139 | 181 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
273 | 273 | 135 | 135 | 307 | 304 | 300 | 79 | 188 | 251 | 251 | 160 | 154 | 109 | 153 | 148 | 196 | 132 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
70 | 135 | 85 | 132 | 8 | 8 | 112 | 71 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | WNW 10 | — |
26 | 27 | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 119 | 100 | 119 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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