Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 95 | 63 | 60 | 73 | 154 | 176 | 171 | 263 | 373 | 623 | 1161 | 958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.55m | 6:15PM1.66m | 6:40AM1.63m | 6:57PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.32m | 12:04PM0.29m | 00:33AM0.23m | 12:50PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 95 | 63 | 21 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 35 | 78 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 34 | 40 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | N 15 | N 12 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 36 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 2 | — | 154 | 176 | 171 | 263 | 373 | 623 | 1161 | 958 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 97 | 51 | 32 |
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