Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.48m | 4:23PM1.57m | 4:53AM1.49m | 5:18PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.13m | 10:07AM0.15m | 10:43PM0.13m | 11:04AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 103 | 170 | 282 | 279 | 268 | 216 | 168 | 157 | 122 | 115 | 104 | 86 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 47 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 0 |
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