Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s 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) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 165 | 1366 | 2597 | 3937 | 4427 | 5089 | 5153 | 4987 | 4327 | 3144 | 2388 | 1883 | 1393 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | 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 | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | 5:04AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1480 | 1104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 165 | 1366 | 2597 | 3937 | 4427 | 5089 | 5153 | 4987 | 4327 | 3144 | 2388 | 1883 | 1393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 98 | 44 | 91 | 44 | 79 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 98 | 124 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 124 | 124 | 167 | 240 | 265 | 173 | 265 | 173 | 43 |
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