Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 379 | 390 | 396 | 328 | 323 | 232 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 773 | 858 | 796 | 463 | 522 | 1044 | 1622 | 1651 | 1427 | 1290 | 1163 | 980 | 802 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.49m | 5:00AM2.51m | 5:40PM2.47m | 5:58AM2.47m | 6:36PM2.51m | 6:53AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.79m | 11:23AM0.69m | 11:51PM0.84m | 12:17PM0.71m | 00:47AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | N 8 | SW 13 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 412 | 379 | 390 | 396 | 328 | 323 | 232 | 186 | 391 | 183 | 846 | 773 | 858 | 796 | 463 | 237 | 1044 | 1622 | 1651 | 1427 | 1290 | 1163 | 980 | 802 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 183 | — | 183 | 186 | 257 | 321 | 413 | 522 | 133 | 67 | 22 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 47 | 59 | 58 | 80 | 141 | 361 | 563 | 192 | 572 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 44 | 149 | 237 | 333 | 331 | 386 | 333 | 598 | 706 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 141 | 53 | 49 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 215 |
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