Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 750 | 498 | 711 | 690 | 878 | 1419 | 1548 | 1939 | 2633 | 2805 | 2687 | 2254 | 1961 | 1293 | 843 | 653 | 583 | 550 | 275 | 245 | 385 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.84m | 1:25AM2.65m | 1:49PM2.67m | 2:07AM2.47m | 2:36PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.44m | 7:25PM0.59m | 7:39AM0.62m | 8:08PM0.77m | 8:24AM0.80m | 9:00PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 499 | 750 | 498 | 339 | 690 | 878 | 1419 | 1548 | 1939 | 2633 | 2805 | 2687 | 2254 | 1961 | 1293 | 843 | 653 | 583 | 550 | 275 | 245 | 385 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 414 | 127 | 711 | 284 | 260 | 233 | 203 | 277 | 306 | — | — | 53 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | 131 | 129 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 62 | 414 | 103 | 89 | 522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 746 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 154 | 234 | 204 | 33 | 14 | 120 | 17 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 242 | 235 | 261 | 118 | 108 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 205 | 235 | 250 | 215 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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