Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 18 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 56 | 86 | 93 | 107 | 115 | 111 | 100 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.86m | 11:35AM1.66m | 00:01AM1.78m | 12:32PM1.60m | 00:53AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.13m | 5:45PM0.17m | 6:23AM0.17m | 6:38PM0.26m | 7:15AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 69 | 50 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 19 | ESE 18 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 30 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 4 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 20 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 56 | 86 | 93 | 107 | 115 | 111 | 100 | 7 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 274 | 258 | 163 | 162 | 161 | 117 | 66 | 116 | 116 | 117 |
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