Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 622 | 582 | 724 | 965 | 1505 | 1215 | 1042 | 799 | 750 | 694 | 579 | 486 | 471 | 387 | 363 | 356 | 313 | 292 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.52m | 00:26AM1.49m | 12:59PM1.56m | 1:24AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.17m | 6:20PM0.20m | 6:44AM0.15m | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:39AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 676 | 622 | 527 | 522 | 965 | 1505 | 1215 | 1042 | 799 | 750 | 694 | 579 | 486 | 471 | 387 | 363 | 356 | 313 | 292 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 72 | 160 | 582 | 724 | 356 | 132 | 79 | 4 | 208 | 153 | 149 | 102 | 73 | 73 | 43 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 121 | 192 | 187 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 13 | ESE 11 | E 13 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 96 | 151 | 122 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 2 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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