Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 298 | 246 | 237 | 180 | 176 | 164 | 191 | 311 | 607 | 932 | 638 | 485 | 507 | 554 | 289 | 211 | 189 | 112 | 96 | 73 | 55 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.51m | 7:24PM1.64m | 7:37AM1.53m | 8:05PM1.67m | 8:19AM1.55m | 8:44PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.41m | 1:07PM0.28m | 1:40AM0.36m | 1:49PM0.26m | 2:22AM0.31m | 2:31PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 303 | 298 | 246 | 237 | 180 | 176 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 133 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 89 | 63 | 289 | 211 | 189 | 112 | 96 | 73 | 55 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 14 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 12 | WSW 5 | W 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 63 | 40 | 84 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | N 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | E 14 | ESE 13 | NE 17 | NE 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 4 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 84 | 191 | 311 | 607 | 932 | 638 | 485 | 507 | 554 | 109 | 106 | 74 | 44 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 76 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 76 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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