Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 132 | 157 | 187 | 255 | 362 | 411 | 355 | 460 | 607 | 611 | 397 | 389 | 225 | 172 | 144 | 130 | 119 | 170 | 153 | 161 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.63m | 8:44AM1.71m | 8:55PM1.62m | 9:25AM1.71m | 9:37PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.19m | 2:56PM0.30m | 3:09AM0.21m | 3:38PM0.31m | 3:50AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:53 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 6 | N 12 | NNW 17 | N 18 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 132 | 28 | 101 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 397 | 389 | 225 | 172 | 144 | 99 | 106 | 107 | 82 | 65 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 13 | NNW 17 | N 12 | N 11 | E 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 52 | 59 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 88 | 114 | 108 | 91 | 130 | 119 | 170 | 98 | 161 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 17 | NNE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — | N 12 | N 11 | E 8 | NNW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | ENE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 24 | 23 | — | 11 | 10 | 52 | 85 | 74 | 80 | 108 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 153 | 70 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 39 | 157 | 187 | 255 | 362 | 411 | 355 | 460 | 607 | 611 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 124 | 96 | 77 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 161 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 9 | 0 |
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