Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 36 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.59m | 2:44AM1.47m | 3:09PM1.55m | 3:41AM1.47m | 4:04PM1.51m | 4:35AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.12m | 8:54AM0.17m | 9:29PM0.14m | 9:51AM0.19m | 10:22PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 66 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 43 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | E 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 19 |
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