Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.51m | 6:10PM1.55m | 6:38AM1.53m | 7:00PM1.53m | 7:26AM1.54m | 7:48PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:59AM0.15m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:52PM0.15m | 1:16AM0.13m | 1:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 105 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 59 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | E 6 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 167 | 114 | 114 |
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