Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waikuku Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waikuku Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waikuku Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 28 | 55 | 82 | 65 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 48 | 54 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | 2:25AM1.69m | 2:48PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.45m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:13PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.35m | 8:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 19 | 82 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 54 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 55 | 67 | 24 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 273 | 25 | 24 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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