Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 10PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 701 | 640 | 908 | 1075 | 1163 | 1170 | 1138 | 947 | 855 | 786 | 722 | 736 | 724 | 710 | 736 | 736 | 648 | 648 | 592 | 524 | 520 | 817 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.51m | 4:16AM1.48m | 4:55PM1.53m | 5:04AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.56m | 5:50AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.48m | 10:32AM0.34m | 11:01PM0.47m | 11:19AM0.34m | 11:49PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 681 | 701 | 640 | 908 | 1075 | 1163 | 1170 | 1138 | 947 | 855 | 786 | 722 | 736 | 724 | 710 | 736 | 736 | 648 | 648 | 592 | 524 | 520 | 520 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | S 11 | SE 21 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 17 | — | ENE 12 | SE 16 | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | 177 | 99 | 47 | 32 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | 49 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 19 | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 817 | 849 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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