Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | W 20 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 496 | 784 | 439 | 525 | 546 | 679 | 447 | 421 | 362 | 299 | 294 | 374 | 469 | 551 | 615 | 488 | 315 | 204 | 153 | 147 | 276 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.27m | 7:06PM2.47m | 7:37AM2.45m | 7:55PM2.65m | 8:23AM2.65m | 8:38PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.90m | 1:22AM0.76m | 1:39PM0.73m | 2:09AM0.55m | 2:25PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 19 |
| kJ | 451 | 496 | 390 | 439 | 525 | 253 | 173 | 124 | 127 | 144 | 299 | 282 | 195 | 195 | 104 | 615 | 488 | 315 | 204 | 153 | 88 | 45 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 340 | — | 140 | 75 | 546 | 679 | 447 | 421 | 362 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 104 | 96 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 147 | 142 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 28 | 80 | 81 | 107 | 276 | 220 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 784 | 285 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | 294 | 374 | 469 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 147 | 205 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 108 | 261 | 261 | 201 | 108 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 262 | 2 | 0 |
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