Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 34 | 55 | 148 | 362 | 859 | 1098 | 1056 | 1114 | 1066 | 997 | 800 | 698 | 573 | 426 | 441 | 370 | 238 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.61m | 10:23AM1.73m | 10:51PM1.59m | 11:19AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.03m | 4:48PM0.04m | 5:06AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 13 | 148 | 133 | 470 | 627 | 1056 | 1114 | 1066 | 997 | 800 | 698 | 573 | 426 | 441 | 370 | 238 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 55 | 7 | 24 | 79 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 9 | 80 | 362 | 859 | 1098 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 53 | 70 | 131 | 85 | 35 | 129 | 55 | 189 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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