Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 692 | 854 | 943 | 1017 | 991 | 954 | 906 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 836 | 736 | 650 | 623 | 1276 | 1881 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.79m | 7:32AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.77m | 8:29AM1.60m | 8:56PM1.72m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM-0.01m | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:26AM-0.01m | 2:43PM0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 |
| kJ | 640 | 692 | 854 | 943 | 1017 | 991 | 954 | 906 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 836 | 736 | 650 | 623 | 534 | 1881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 24 | S 23 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 74 | 190 | 190 | 148 | 99 | 86 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 560 | 1276 | 464 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 26 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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