
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 85 | 94 | 103 | 42 | 64 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:16PM1.56m | 7:44AM1.66m | 8:08PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | 1:30AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | E 4 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 85 | 94 | 42 | 39 | 64 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | E 3 | E 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | SE 11 | — | NE 6 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 9 |
1 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 13 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 13 |
20 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | 103 | 24 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 146 | 213 | 87 | 271 | 119 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
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