Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 649 | 377 | 460 | 537 | 522 | 508 | 280 | 393 | 515 | 372 | 261 | 619 | 610 | 732 | 722 | 692 | 743 | 690 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.86m | 2:45AM2.66m | 3:22PM2.68m | 3:56AM2.47m | 4:42PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.54m | 9:10AM0.58m | 9:53PM0.71m | 10:23AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 604 | 649 | 377 | 372 | 537 | 522 | 508 | 280 | 393 | 515 | 372 | 195 | 619 | 610 | 732 | 722 | 692 | 743 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 166 | — | — | — | — | 188 | 123 | 186 | 233 | 261 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | SSW 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 128 | 105 | 99 | 460 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 104 | 76 | — | 19 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 236 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 0 |
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