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 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 111 | 130 | 103 | 56 | 66 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 3 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 33 | 111 | 130 | 66 | 56 | 27 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | S 10 | S 8 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 66 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | — | E 13 | NE 5 | — | SE 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 17 | 38 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 148 | 271 | 213 | 142 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
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