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 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s 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 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | 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 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:16PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:16PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 17 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 148 | 402 | 98 | 215 | 19 |
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