Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2306 | 2126 | 1881 | 1844 | 1696 | 1484 | 1422 | 1243 | 1559 | 1325 | 1124 | 1016 | 803 | 443 | 225 | 185 | 235 | 719 | 728 | 710 | 538 | 503 | 482 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | 11:36PM1.35m | 11:58AM1.43m | 00:21AM1.32m | 12:44PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.29m | 5:48AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.32m | 6:33AM0.33m | 7:07PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | — | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 45 | 258 | 773 | — | 53 | 1021 | 826 | 627 | 554 | 505 | 443 | 225 | 185 | 235 | 719 | 728 | 710 | 538 | 503 | 482 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 119 | 161 | 155 | 194 | 129 | 126 | 78 | 67 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 183 | 173 | 132 | 198 | 264 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2306 | 2126 | 1881 | 1844 | 1696 | 1484 | 1422 | 1243 | 1559 | 1325 | 1124 | 1016 | 803 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 265 | 265 | 173 | 55 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 53 | 188 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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