Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 2AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1003 | 1184 | 2109 | 3853 | 4877 | 5074 | 4701 | 7986 | 9572 | 11422 | 3769 | 3330 | 3620 | 2895 | 2695 | 2642 | 2977 |
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-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:12PM3.26m | 9:34AM3.15m | 9:52PM3.33m | 10:13AM3.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:42PM0.01m | 4:07AM-0.06m | 4:23PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 335 | 701 | 2109 | 3853 | 4877 | 5074 | 4701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2429 | 2642 | 2642 | 2977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1003 | 1184 | 2074 | 815 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 989 | 1164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 672 | 855 | 7986 | 9572 | 11422 | 3769 | 3330 | 3620 | 2895 | 2695 | 2310 | 1773 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 178 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 237 | 239 | 250 | 215 | 178 | 178 | 88 | 88 | 201 | 235 |
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