Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 86 | 115 | 133 | 159 | 379 | 535 | 994 | 1158 | 1010 | 765 | 639 | 428 | 403 | 331 | 268 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.73m | 10:06PM1.65m | 10:34AM1.70m | 10:48PM1.60m | 11:16AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.15m | 4:05PM0.26m | 4:20AM0.20m | 4:47PM0.30m | 5:02AM0.25m | 5:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 14 | — | 14 | 765 | 639 | 428 | 403 | 331 | 268 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 4 | 20 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 12 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 12 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 54 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 19 | — | 30 | 86 | 115 | 133 | 159 | 379 | 535 | 994 | 1158 | 1010 | 56 | — | 40 | — | 19 | 21 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 132 | 277 | 91 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 172 | 162 | 319 | 116 | 184 | 172 | 81 | 40 | 0 | 33 | 48 | 32 | 39 | 0 |
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