Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 90 | 96 | 106 | 57 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:16PM1.56m | 7:44AM1.66m | 8:08PM1.59m | 8:36AM1.71m | 9:01PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | 1:30AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.08m | 2:23AM0.05m | 2:57PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 90 | 96 | 106 | 57 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | — | SE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 5 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 146 | 271 | 213 | 119 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 52 |
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