Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 378 | 282 | 201 | 415 | 587 | 1813 | 2351 | 3388 | 3369 | 2939 | 1176 | 890 | 674 | 510 | 453 | 424 | 480 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:37PM3.24m | 11:02AM3.29m | 11:19PM3.25m | 11:44AM3.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.08m | 4:51AM-0.06m | 5:13PM0.04m | 5:33AM-0.05m | 5:58PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 594 | 378 | 282 | 201 | 198 | 450 | 53 | 376 | 163 | — | — | 1016 | 716 | 674 | 480 | 437 | 339 | 294 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 106 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 151 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 672 | 510 | 453 | 141 | 149 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 28 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 143 | — | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 50 | 62 | 148 | 415 | 587 | 1813 | 2351 | 3388 | 3369 | 2939 | 1176 | 890 | — | — | — | 424 | 480 | 929 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 237 | 248 | 248 | 243 | 240 | 215 | 215 | 235 | 106 | 178 | 11 | 11 | 237 | 264 | 266 | 244 | 250 |
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