Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 440 | 422 | 434 | 417 | 400 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 213 | 158 | 163 | 162 | 230 | 394 | 964 | 1255 | 1055 | 1415 | 1396 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:47AM3.16m | 11:01PM3.16m | 11:22AM3.16m | 11:36PM3.09m | 11:57AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.12m | 5:15AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.17m | 5:50AM0.14m | 6:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 427 | 440 | 397 | 362 | 331 | 255 | 232 | 226 | 138 | 104 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 125 | 169 | 964 | 1255 | 1055 | 1415 | 1396 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 19 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 505 | 417 | 422 | 434 | 417 | 400 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 213 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 394 | 157 | 161 | 492 | — | 187 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 74 | 124 | 117 | 163 | 162 | 230 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 232 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 201 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 108 | 237 | 239 | 49 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 88 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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