Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 50 | 32 | 45 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 181 | 70 | 70 | 98 | 133 | 174 | 143 | 116 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.80m | 6:55AM1.65m | 7:25PM1.82m | 7:52AM1.65m | 8:22PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM-0.02m | 00:51AM-0.00m | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:50AM-0.02m | 2:07PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 32 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 73 | 73 | 181 | 70 | 70 | 98 | 133 | 174 | 143 | 112 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NNW 3 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 96 | 116 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 93 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 37 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 70 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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