Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 691 | 552 | 513 | 520 | 255 | 249 | 124 | 157 | 154 | 191 | 194 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 160 | 297 | 276 | 110 | 100 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.38m | 1:55AM1.27m | 2:18PM1.37m | 2:43AM1.28m | 3:06PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:53PM0.35m | 8:04AM0.35m | 8:39PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:26PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 691 | 552 | 513 | 520 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 157 | 154 | 191 | 194 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 160 | 297 | 276 | 110 | 100 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 249 | 65 | 72 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 76 | 102 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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