Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 3AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 860 | 722 | 494 | 711 | 781 | 878 | 1419 | 1548 | 1939 | 2471 | 2847 | 2647 | 2376 | 2008 | 1293 | 934 | 653 | 573 | 521 | 250 | 267 | 385 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.82m | 1:09PM2.84m | 1:25AM2.65m | 1:49PM2.67m | 2:07AM2.47m | 2:36PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.44m | 7:25PM0.59m | 7:39AM0.62m | 8:08PM0.77m | 8:24AM0.80m | 9:00PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 447 | 499 | 563 | 494 | 339 | 781 | 878 | 1419 | 1548 | 1939 | 2471 | 2847 | 2647 | 2376 | 2008 | 1293 | 934 | 653 | 573 | 521 | 250 | 267 | 385 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 32 | 221 | 163 | 711 | 294 | 314 | 253 | 221 | 277 | 306 | — | — | — | 51 | 33 | 33 | — | 24 | 20 | 167 | 167 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 414 | 106 | 354 | 522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 435 | 860 | 722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 154 | 190 | — | 13 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 250 | 242 | 243 | 261 | 247 | 235 | 49 | 0 | 61 | 96 | 201 | 235 | 237 | 201 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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