Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 18 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 150 | 206 | 354 | 487 | 625 | 675 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.59m | 5:12PM1.75m | 5:38AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.78m | 6:35AM1.63m | 7:06PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.01m | 11:32PM0.04m | 11:51AM-0.02m | 00:32AM0.01m | 12:49PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 22 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 150 | 206 | 354 | 487 | 625 | 675 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | — | S 9 | — | S 21 | S 20 | ESE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | S 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | — | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 35 | 52 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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