Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 620 | 504 | 488 | 451 | 563 | 390 | 439 | 525 | 546 | 679 | 453 | 352 | 362 | 362 | 336 | 434 | 525 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.34m | 6:41AM2.27m | 7:06PM2.47m | 7:37AM2.45m | 7:55PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.94m | 12:46PM0.90m | 1:22AM0.76m | 1:39PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 620 | 504 | 488 | 451 | 340 | 268 | 439 | 525 | 238 | 169 | 131 | 153 | 193 | 362 | 282 | 219 | 158 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | SW 12 | W 20 |
| kJ | 84 | 30 | 67 | 69 | 178 | — | 390 | 140 | 75 | 546 | 679 | 453 | 352 | 362 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 21 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 563 | 255 | 267 | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 336 | 434 | 525 | 601 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 294 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 108 | 202 | 201 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 108 | 108 | 261 | 261 |
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