Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 179 | 119 | 273 | 128 | 133 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 67 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 52 | 46 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.44m | 5:12AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.48m | 6:02AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.28m | 11:01PM0.23m | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:16PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 106 | 82 | 84 | 273 | 128 | 133 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 67 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | E 3 | S 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 179 | 119 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 79 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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