Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 286 | 213 | 568 | 1059 | 2118 | 2322 | 1945 | 1579 | 1296 | 1001 | 801 | 598 | 526 | 423 | 411 | 309 | 235 | 228 | 174 | 157 | 151 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.54m | 10:41PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.50m | 11:32PM1.51m | 12:03PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:32PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:24PM0.18m | 5:52AM0.16m | 6:15PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 412 | 73 | 103 | 132 | 1059 | 2118 | 2322 | 1945 | 1579 | 1296 | 1001 | 801 | 598 | 526 | 423 | 411 | 309 | 235 | 228 | 174 | 157 | 151 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 15 | SE 12 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 286 | 139 | 568 | 126 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 172 | 172 | 213 | 114 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 28 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 33 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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