Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 458 | 423 | 300 | 630 | 486 | 444 | 341 | 314 | 209 | 180 | 140 | 170 | 149 | 109 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 58 | 194 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.88m | 2:01PM2.73m | 2:20AM2.75m | 2:56PM2.63m | 3:20AM2.62m | 4:04PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.41m | 8:17PM0.57m | 8:48AM0.52m | 9:16PM0.69m | 9:51AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 523 | 458 | 423 | 300 | 630 | 486 | 444 | 341 | 314 | 209 | 180 | 140 | 170 | 149 | 109 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 58 | 194 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 23 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 21 | W 21 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 569 | 407 | 294 | 269 | — | 52 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 8 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 55 | 103 | 61 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 39 | 9 | 36 | 5 | — | 42 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 104 | 88 | 88 |
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