Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2976 | 3159 | 1415 | 2106 | 972 | 891 | 665 | 776 | 676 | 598 | 676 | 622 | 596 | 706 | 733 | 912 | 1233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.49m | 11:10AM1.48m | 11:32PM1.49m | 12:03PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.18m | 5:27PM0.21m | 5:51AM0.17m | 6:20PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1879 | 1615 | 1415 | 1111 | 972 | 891 | 665 | 776 | 676 | 598 | 676 | 622 | 596 | 522 | 363 | 912 | 1233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 149 | 194 | 180 | 175 | 72 | 160 | 582 | 706 | 733 | 253 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SSE 13 | — | S 20 | E 16 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 120 | — | 8 | 5 | 14 | 98 | 151 | 74 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 3 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2976 | 3159 | 4 | 2106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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