Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 85 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 0 | 154 | 139 | 168 | 164 | 119 | 116 | 88 | 79 | 62 | 64 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.69m | 10:56PM1.70m | 11:26AM1.63m | 11:41PM1.62m | 12:14PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.22m | 5:14AM0.18m | 5:35PM0.31m | 5:59AM0.26m | 6:22PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 25 | 85 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 168 | 164 | 119 | 116 | 88 | 79 | 62 | 64 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | W 6 | W 5 | SE 12 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 45 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 | — | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SE 12 | W 4 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | SE 12 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 263 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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