Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1298 | 788 | 854 | 829 | 1190 | 1901 | 1324 | 1393 | 1591 | 1740 | 1376 | 1358 | 1149 | 1364 | 1346 | 1452 | 3072 | 3377 | 3333 | 3642 | 3835 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:20PM2.64m | 1:38AM2.47m | 2:08PM2.44m | 2:31AM2.28m | 3:12PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.60m | 7:39PM0.78m | 7:58AM0.81m | 8:32PM0.98m | 8:56AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1298 | 788 | 854 | 703 | 695 | 1901 | 1324 | 1081 | 936 | 763 | 807 | 788 | 1149 | 970 | 821 | 611 | 3072 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 238 | 257 | 829 | 1190 | 475 | 273 | 1393 | 1591 | 1740 | 1376 | 1358 | 1014 | 1364 | 1346 | 1452 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 885 | 147 | 74 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 64 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3377 | 3333 | 3642 | 3835 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 52 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 242 | 247 | 244 | 244 |
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