Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.34m | 8:56PM1.47m | 9:17AM1.33m | 9:38PM1.46m | 10:00AM1.34m | 10:20PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.27m | 3:22AM0.27m | 3:29PM0.27m | 4:03AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.28m | 4:45AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 361 | 320 | 308 | 297 | 281 | 319 | 300 | 282 | 279 | 228 | 186 | 190 | 186 | 140 | 140 | 173 | 177 | 235 | 299 | 281 | 281 | 251 | 293 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 22 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 410 | 400 | 394 | 296 | 416 | 106 | 365 | — | — | — | 502 | 627 | 721 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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