Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 52 | 81 | 143 | 184 | 516 | 637 | 676 | 689 | 832 | 671 | 1569 | 790 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.50m | 2:38PM1.49m | 2:49AM1.46m | 3:30PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.44m | 8:15AM0.35m | 8:41PM0.49m | 9:05AM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 8 | E 11 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 52 | 81 | 143 | 184 | 188 | 206 | 250 | 255 | 199 | 671 | 160 | 790 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 9 | SE 13 | NE 8 | E 18 | E 11 | ESE 17 | E 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 199 | 29 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 13 | SE 18 | — | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 157 | 516 | 637 | 676 | 689 | 832 | 355 | 1569 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 33 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 76 | 118 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 76 | 122 | 225 | 32 |
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