Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 222 | 533 | 812 | 782 | 660 | 574 | 614 | 547 | 674 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.51m | 12:43PM1.60m | 1:10AM1.50m | 1:42PM1.61m | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.13m | 7:04PM0.16m | 7:24AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.15m | 8:22AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 533 | 812 | 782 | 660 | 574 | 614 | 547 | 515 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | — | NE 4 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 222 | 25 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 674 | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 75 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 55 | 19 |
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