Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 893 | 804 | 2375 | 1103 | 1013 | 800 | 698 | 519 | 449 | 449 | 376 | 238 | 187 | 184 | 130 | 87 | 63 | 67 | 38 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.73m | 10:51PM1.59m | 11:19AM1.71m | 11:48PM1.56m | 12:16PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.04m | 5:06AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.05m | 6:02AM0.07m | 6:41PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 551 | 804 | 1011 | 1103 | 1013 | 800 | 698 | 519 | 449 | 449 | 376 | 238 | 187 | 184 | 130 | 87 | 63 | 67 | 38 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 893 | — | 2375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 570 | 189 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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