Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 106 | 165 | 165 | 347 | 396 | 271 | 253 | 244 | 446 | 387 | 380 | 308 | 387 | 387 | 373 | 366 | 387 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.54m | 12:31PM1.64m | 00:59AM1.51m | 1:29PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:52PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 16 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 5 | 33 | 154 | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 244 | 446 | 387 | 380 | 308 | 387 | 387 | 373 | 366 | 387 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | E 18 | E 14 | E 15 | S 13 | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 13 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 119 | 4 | 73 | 71 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 13 | — | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 106 | 165 | 165 | 180 | 238 | 265 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 235 | 33 | 215 | 40 | 215 | 220 | 240 | 257 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 79 | 46 | 0 |
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