Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 536 | 491 | 421 | 414 | 408 | 512 | 257 | 190 | 274 | 340 | 274 | 211 | 138 | 91 | 142 | 226 | 538 | 754 | 805 | 793 | 769 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:20AM2.77m | 2:51PM2.59m | 3:10AM2.57m | 3:46PM2.46m | 4:06AM2.40m | 4:49PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.53m | 9:06PM0.72m | 9:36AM0.69m | 10:03PM0.88m | 10:33AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 553 | 536 | 491 | 421 | 414 | 408 | 512 | 257 | 190 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 68 | 138 | 75 | 52 | 226 | 538 | 754 | 805 | 793 | 769 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 32 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 93 | 91 | 142 | 119 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 84 | 84 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 85 | 185 | 274 | 340 | 274 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 61 | 11 | 108 | 108 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 96 | 96 |
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