Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 45 | 40 | 109 | 131 | 154 | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 692 | 470 | 376 | 308 | 297 | 370 | 387 | 373 | 366 | 387 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.65m | 00:02AM1.54m | 12:31PM1.64m | 00:59AM1.51m | 1:29PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 15 | E 16 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 13 | 40 | 5 | 33 | 154 | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 4 | 470 | 376 | 308 | 297 | 370 | 387 | 373 | 366 | 387 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 18 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | E 18 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 66 | — | 21 | 109 | 131 | 139 | 144 | 191 | 220 | 221 | 692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 228 | 235 | 40 | 235 | 40 | 40 | 235 | 167 | 167 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 79 | 46 | 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