Surf Forecasts:
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kawaihae Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNE 6 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 101 | 98 | 60 | 56 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 108 | 143 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM0.29m | 4:35AM0.77m | 4:19PM0.25m | 5:11AM0.75m | 4:57PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM-0.03m | 11:45AM0.08m | 9:44PM-0.02m | 12:31PM0.09m | 10:14PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | N 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 155 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 111 | 31 | 46 | 60 | 56 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 337 | 505 | 562 | 421 | 320 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 6 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 14 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 19 | NNE 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 29 | 146 | 144 | 158 | 76 | 101 | 98 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 73 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 108 | 143 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNE 11 | NW 13 | NNE 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 38 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 40 | 39 | 46 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 73 | 65 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
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