Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 67 | 85 | 90 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 163 | 198 | 179 | 119 | 273 | 128 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 94 | 72 | 64 | 43 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.40m | 4:22AM1.36m | 4:43PM1.44m | 5:12AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.32m | 10:13PM0.27m | 10:31AM0.28m | 11:01PM0.23m | 11:23AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 85 | 90 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 273 | 128 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 94 | 72 | 64 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 163 | 198 | 179 | 119 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | — | NE 7 | E 8 | E 12 | S 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waihua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest