Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 427 | 357 | 351 | 346 | 277 | 233 | 230 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 107 | 112 | 136 | 297 | 336 | 338 | 306 | 262 | 217 | 194 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32AM2.63m | 7:52PM2.80m | 8:24AM2.77m | 8:40PM2.88m | 9:07AM2.90m | 9:21PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.50m | 1:37PM0.56m | 2:08AM0.39m | 2:29PM0.46m | 2:53AM0.29m | 3:14PM0.38m | 3:34AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 434 | 427 | 357 | 351 | 346 | 277 | 233 | 230 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 91 | 112 | 136 | 297 | 336 | 54 | 306 | 262 | 217 | 194 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 5 | WNW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 84 | 60 | 48 | 8 | 56 | 55 | 63 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 101 | 133 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | N 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | W 21 | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 35 | 64 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 250 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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