Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 6PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 9 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 203 | 223 | 296 | 377 | 365 | 471 | 638 | 713 | 751 | 809 | 1205 | 1635 | 2214 | 3087 | 3960 | 4181 | 2477 | 1942 | 5761 | 5676 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20AM3.03m | 10:36PM3.20m | 10:54AM3.09m | 11:09PM3.21m | 11:29AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.14m | 4:49AM0.08m | 5:02PM0.12m | 5:24AM0.07m | 5:39PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 214 | 203 | 93 | 211 | 66 | 365 | 471 | 427 | 418 | 655 | 610 | 554 | 644 | 644 | — | — | — | 1644 | 1860 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 7 | N 9 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 183 | 142 | 169 | 62 | 377 | 49 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 21 | W 20 | NNW 7 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 178 | 223 | 296 | 37 | 57 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 197 | 147 | 286 | 353 | 406 | 638 | 713 | 751 | 809 | 1205 | 1635 | 2214 | 3087 | 3960 | 4181 | 2477 | 1942 | 5761 | 5676 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 11 | 96 | 237 | 250 | 241 | 239 | 262 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 262 | 262 | 247 | 247 |
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