Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 829 | 733 | 643 | 643 | 447 | 522 | 383 | 992 | 904 | 1022 | 1150 | 1444 | 1809 | 2864 | 6974 | 6836 | 6182 | 5833 | 4805 | 3293 | 2233 | 1532 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:11AM2.82m | 10:32PM3.03m | 10:47AM2.89m | 11:05PM3.08m | 11:22AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.42m | 4:18PM0.32m | 4:44AM0.33m | 4:54PM0.26m | 5:19AM0.26m | 5:29PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 829 | 733 | 643 | 643 | 447 | 522 | 261 | 195 | 217 | 259 | 145 | 359 | 346 | 350 | — | — | 6182 | 5833 | 4805 | 3293 | 2233 | 1532 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 63 | 235 | 36 | 357 | 198 | 171 | 362 | 373 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 357 | 399 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 53 | 90 | 95 | 159 | 383 | 992 | 904 | 1022 | 1150 | 1444 | 1809 | 2864 | 6974 | 6836 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 96 | 108 | 108 | 224 | 249 | 243 | 108 | 108 | 240 | 240 | 244 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 202 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 11 |
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