Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 22s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 859 | 757 | 659 | 650 | 623 | 1810 | 1627 | 1525 | 1126 | 1092 | 810 | 766 | 606 | 432 | 412 | 417 | 567 | 666 | 561 | 707 | 1673 | 2140 | 2346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.60m | 8:56PM1.72m | 9:24AM1.57m | 9:49PM1.66m | 10:18AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM-0.01m | 2:43PM0.00m | 3:20AM0.01m | 3:38PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:32PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 859 | 757 | 659 | 650 | 623 | 1810 | 1627 | 1525 | 1126 | 1092 | 810 | 766 | 606 | 432 | 412 | 417 | 567 | 666 | 148 | 707 | 1673 | 2140 | 2346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 24 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 560 | 534 | 526 | 451 | 392 | 386 | 330 | 282 | 277 | 221 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 561 | 142 | 112 | 108 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 20 | S 28 | S 26 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 20 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 41 | 90 | 89 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 121 | 139 | 114 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 167 | 40 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 53 | 53 |
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