Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 153 | 132 | 113 | 113 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 62 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.49m | 5:18PM1.56m | 5:47AM1.51m | 6:10PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.13m | 11:04AM0.15m | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:59AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 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 |
| kJ | 160 | 122 | 105 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 132 | 113 | 113 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 62 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 8 | — | — | NE 8 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44 |
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