Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 437 | 350 | 294 | 276 | 265 | 191 | 146 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 77 | 80 | 52 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 362 | 131 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.64m | 10:13PM1.57m | 10:41AM1.65m | 11:06PM1.56m | 11:35AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 488 | 437 | 350 | 294 | 276 | 265 | 191 | 146 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 77 | 80 | 52 | 72 | 71 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 38 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | — | E 3 | E 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 85 | 73 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 14 | — | — | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 3 | — | SSE 12 | S 18 | E 10 | E 16 | — | E 16 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 24 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 362 | 131 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 228 | 167 | 66 |
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