Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 40 | 105 | 33 | 55 | 148 | 545 | 1357 | 1055 | 2534 | 1771 | 894 | 834 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.61m | 9:29AM1.73m | 9:55PM1.61m | 10:23AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.03m | 3:52PM0.04m | 4:10AM0.03m | 4:48PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 148 | 133 | 750 | 1055 | 1056 | 970 | 894 | 834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 17 | S 7 | S 11 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 54 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 17 | E 16 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | — | 105 | 3 | 11 | 126 | 545 | 1357 | — | 2534 | 1771 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 54 | 70 | 70 | 119 | 47 | 70 | 70 | 124 | 66 | 43 | 129 | 55 | 189 | 58 | 0 |
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