Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 610 | 627 | 555 | 555 | 520 | 510 | 490 | 402 | 410 | 490 | 1088 | 4420 | 5338 | 3994 | 2704 | 2925 | 3300 | 3451 | 3466 | 2958 | 2522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.45m | 11:33AM1.40m | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.23m | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | S 21 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 408 | 399 | 482 | 610 | 627 | 555 | 555 | 520 | 510 | 490 | 402 | 410 | 360 | 292 | — | 459 | 156 | 9 | 104 | 306 | — | — | 23 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 110 | 137 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | 268 | 490 | 1088 | 4420 | 5338 | 3994 | 2704 | 2925 | 3300 | 3451 | 3466 | 2958 | 2522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 124 | 119 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 188 | 173 | 173 | 167 | 173 |
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