Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 1AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 766 | 833 | 811 | 811 | 936 | 1843 | 1799 | 1899 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | 988 | 856 | 845 | 736 | 756 | 806 | 715 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:07PM3.04m | 9:32AM2.99m | 9:48PM3.14m | 10:11AM3.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.33m | 3:21AM0.18m | 3:38PM0.20m | 4:01AM0.07m | 4:19PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 766 | 833 | 811 | 811 | 936 | 1843 | 1799 | 1899 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | 988 | 856 | 845 | 736 | 756 | 806 | 715 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 36 | — | 54 | 56 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 19 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 256 | 350 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
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