Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 501 | 487 | 453 | 434 | 427 | 357 | 351 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 230 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 91 | 109 | 130 | 250 | 264 | 284 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:56PM2.71m | 7:32AM2.63m | 7:52PM2.80m | 8:24AM2.77m | 8:40PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.50m | 1:37PM0.56m | 2:08AM0.39m | 2:29PM0.46m | 2:53AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 443 | 501 | 487 | 453 | 434 | 427 | 357 | 351 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 230 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 91 | 109 | 130 | 250 | 264 | 284 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 5 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 84 | 60 | 48 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 7 | N 11 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | N 11 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 36 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 141 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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