Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2757 | 3156 | 2577 | 2220 | 2001 | 1881 | 1730 | 1696 | 1484 | 1351 | 1243 | 1559 | 1229 | 984 | 572 | 505 | 454 | 225 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | 11:36PM1.35m | 11:58AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.29m | 5:48AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | — | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 20 | 258 | 850 | — | 73 | 1044 | 755 | 659 | 572 | 505 | 454 | 225 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | 119 | 161 | 150 | 196 | 136 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 95 | 183 | 173 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2757 | 3156 | 2577 | 2220 | 2001 | 1881 | 1730 | 1696 | 1484 | 1351 | 1243 | 1559 | 1229 | 984 | 672 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 173 | 265 | 173 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 19 | 53 | 189 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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