Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 82 | 78 | 51 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 66 | 104 | 154 | 343 | 391 | 343 | 249 | 499 | 404 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.56m | 11:35AM1.65m | 00:02AM1.54m | 12:31PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 82 | 78 | 51 | 72 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 66 | 57 | 154 | 343 | 391 | 343 | 249 | 499 | 404 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 15 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 35 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 53 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 11 | S 13 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 47 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | 64 | 50 | — | 17 | 32 | 104 | 132 | 119 | 100 | 128 | 159 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 288 | 235 | 40 | 235 | 53 | 66 | 235 | 235 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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