Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 12 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.82m | 5:56AM1.78m | 6:35PM1.89m | 6:53AM1.81m | 7:31PM1.94m | 7:49AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.20m | 12:15PM0.01m | 00:51AM0.14m | 1:11PM-0.03m | 1:48AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 5 | SE 13 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | SE 12 | N 5 | NE 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 37 | — | 42 | 51 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 76 | 51 | 39 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 33 | 33 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 66 | 66 |
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