Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 5 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.55m | 8:35PM1.49m | 8:59AM1.55m | 9:21PM1.46m | 9:44AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.17m | 2:49AM0.17m | 3:18PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:05PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 3 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 114 | 114 | 142 | 142 | 114 | 124 | 180 | 114 | 232 | 146 | 232 | 114 | 126 | 126 | 399 | 156 | 87 | 66 | 85 | 35 |
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