Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.48m | 6:02AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:16PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:16PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | NE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | E 3 | E 4 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 11 | NE 5 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 15 | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 213 | 146 | 119 | 179 | 79 |
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