Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1622 | 1379 | 500 | 292 | 489 | 224 | 223 | 190 | 190 | 210 | 262 | 266 | 627 | 620 | 240 | 319 | 232 | 228 | 220 | 166 | 163 | 121 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:15PM1.43m | 00:36AM1.36m | 1:02PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | 6:48AM0.30m | 7:18PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 460 | 512 | 228 | 292 | 309 | 224 | 223 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 136 | 266 | 627 | 620 | 240 | 319 | 232 | 228 | 220 | 166 | 163 | 121 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 561 | 225 | 205 | 116 | 92 | 155 | 112 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 262 | 106 | 82 | 74 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 280 | 121 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 99 | 145 | 210 | 46 | 190 | — | — | 125 | 51 | 40 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1622 | 1379 | 500 | — | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 19 | 0 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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