
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 352 | 1660 | 2646 | 3748 | 5025 | 6755 | 7058 | 5523 | 4106 | 3030 | 2343 | 1667 | 1273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.53m | 10:06PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | 10:51PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | 5:04AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
— | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | S 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
— | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NE 3 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | 42 | — | — | 3 | 352 | 1660 | 2646 | 3748 | 5025 | 6755 | 7058 | 5523 | 4106 | 3030 | 2343 | 1667 | 1273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 146 | 44 | 52 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 114 | 119 | 55 | 129 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 188 | 228 | 265 | 265 | 173 | 173 | 55 |
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