Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 217 | 186 | 153 | 262 | 266 | 627 | 620 | 235 | 319 | 235 | 228 | 224 | 171 | 166 | 157 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:15PM1.43m | 00:36AM1.36m | 1:02PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | 6:48AM0.30m | 7:18PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 223 | 217 | 186 | 153 | 136 | 266 | 627 | 620 | 235 | 319 | 235 | 228 | 224 | 171 | 166 | 157 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 262 | 106 | 82 | 74 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 99 | 145 | 147 | 46 | 190 | — | — | 125 | 85 | 39 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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