Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | E 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 84 | 28 | 23 | 1192 | 3244 | 5385 | 5476 | 5541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.55m | 9:21PM1.46m | 9:44AM1.53m | 10:06PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.17m | 3:18PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | ENE 5 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | N 3 | — | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NE 2 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 23 | 84 | 1 | 13 | 1192 | 3244 | 5385 | 5476 | 5541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 146 | 146 | 114 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 98 | 124 | 126 | 213 | 44 | 146 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 33 | 70 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 |
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