Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 103 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 57 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.66m | 8:08PM1.59m | 8:36AM1.71m | 9:01PM1.61m | 9:29AM1.73m | 9:55PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.08m | 2:23AM0.05m | 2:57PM0.05m | 3:16AM0.03m | 3:52PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 4 | E 5 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 103 | 57 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | E 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 3 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 16 | S 18 | S 18 | E 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 148 | 4 | 64 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 70 |
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