Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 107 | 113 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.49m | 5:18PM1.56m | 5:47AM1.51m | 6:10PM1.55m | 6:38AM1.53m | 7:00PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.15m | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:59AM0.15m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:52PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 108 | 105 | 113 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 59 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 26 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 107 | — | 31 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 19 |
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