Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 11AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1808 | 1292 | 1240 | 1592 | 4486 | 4769 | 4665 | 4437 | 4161 | 3800 | 3500 | 3175 | 2874 | 2515 | 2020 | 2010 | 1983 | 982 | 811 | 702 | 692 | 586 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.46m | 7:41PM2.68m | 8:02AM2.66m | 8:19PM2.87m | 8:40AM2.85m | 8:55PM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.81m | 1:24PM0.70m | 1:52AM0.59m | 2:05PM0.51m | 2:30AM0.37m | 2:43PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1292 | 1240 | 983 | 4486 | 4769 | 4665 | 4437 | 4161 | 3800 | 3500 | 3175 | 2874 | 2515 | 2020 | 2010 | — | 982 | 811 | 702 | 692 | 586 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1808 | 1117 | 1141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 243 | — | 186 | 153 | 121 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 61 | 178 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 108 | 108 | 118 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 262 | 108 | 11 |
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