Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 179 | 173 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.47m | 6:06AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:14PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.26m | 12:17PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.22m | 1:04PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 248 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 179 | 173 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 2 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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