Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 220 | 146 | 313 | 843 | 719 | 701 | 640 | 503 | 496 | 508 | 510 | 606 | 606 | 503 | 651 | 635 | 529 | 542 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.32m | 12:44PM1.40m | 1:08AM1.29m | 1:31PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.33m | 7:07PM0.34m | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:53PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 443 | 220 | 146 | 140 | 843 | 719 | 701 | 640 | 503 | 496 | 508 | 510 | 606 | 606 | 503 | 651 | 635 | 529 | 542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 196 | 129 | 109 | 313 | 64 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 183 | 119 | 67 | 198 | 73 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 189 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 58 | 50 | 50 |
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