Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:26PM1.59m | 3:56AM1.48m | 4:23PM1.57m | 4:53AM1.49m | 5:18PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.14m | 9:47PM0.13m | 10:07AM0.15m | 10:43PM0.13m | 11:04AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 48 | 133 | 249 | 402 | 327 | 257 | 207 | 160 | 127 | 113 | 84 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 46 | 19 | 0 |
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