Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 101 | 129 | 380 | 418 | 243 | 341 | 183 | 292 | 189 | 140 | 171 | 138 | 165 | 143 | 281 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:56PM1.68m | 4:22AM1.56m | 4:54PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.10m | 10:34AM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 75 | 129 | 380 | 418 | 129 | 132 | 183 | 292 | 189 | 140 | 171 | 138 | 165 | 143 | 281 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 62 | 101 | 65 | 26 | 7 | 243 | 186 | 72 | 14 | 16 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | 190 | — | — | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 34 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 |
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