Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 130 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 75 | 78 | 51 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 45 | 40 | 70 | 124 | 150 | 343 | 382 | 267 | 236 | 475 | 384 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.65m | 11:06PM1.56m | 11:35AM1.65m | 00:02AM1.54m | 12:31PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | E 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 130 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 75 | 78 | 51 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 34 | 150 | 343 | 382 | 125 | 137 | 475 | 384 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | E 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 19 | 22 | 47 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 267 | 236 | 4 | 4 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | E 3 | — | SSE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 16 | — | S 19 | S 13 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 16 | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | 28 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | — | 7 | 30 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 70 | 124 | 106 | 90 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 291 | 265 | 33 | 235 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 228 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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