Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 21 | 573 | 2312 | 2698 | 3307 | 2935 | 2688 | 2627 | 2383 | 2253 | 2121 | 2034 | 1799 | 1588 | 1878 | 1476 | 761 | 706 | 702 | 433 | 220 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.50m | 10:51PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | 11:36PM1.35m | 11:58AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | 5:04AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.29m | 5:48AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 21 | — | — | 227 | 220 | 1205 | 990 | 761 | 606 | 340 | 433 | 220 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 45 | 73 | 110 | 179 | 142 | 145 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 112 | 213 | 150 | 246 | 136 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 573 | 2312 | 2698 | 3307 | 2935 | 2688 | 2627 | 2383 | 2253 | 2121 | 2034 | 1799 | 1588 | 1878 | 1476 | 619 | 706 | 702 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 114 | 129 | 129 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 265 | 265 | 173 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 53 | 189 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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