Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 633 | 395 | 297 | 241 | 307 | 520 | 1052 | 1546 | 1138 | 754 | 897 | 828 | 2776 | 7724 | 11677 | 11840 | 9605 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.31m | 5:57PM2.36m | 6:20AM2.31m | 7:00PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.98m | 11:35AM0.88m | 00:13AM0.99m | 12:37PM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 633 | 395 | 297 | 241 | 307 | 297 | 353 | 1546 | 1138 | 177 | 625 | 677 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 31 | — | — | — | 29 | 99 | 231 | 121 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 18 | 83 | 217 | 520 | 1052 | — | — | 754 | 897 | 828 | 2776 | 7724 | 11677 | 11840 | 9605 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 318 | 108 | 108 | 257 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 247 | 108 | 108 | 243 | 243 | 333 | 235 | 235 |
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