Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.72m | 7:58PM1.74m | 8:27AM1.74m | 8:42PM1.72m | 9:10AM1.75m | 9:24PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.21m | 2:15AM0.12m | 2:38PM0.21m | 2:58AM0.13m | 3:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NW 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NW 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 7 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | ESE 7 | NNE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 9 | 33 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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