Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 7 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 388 | 361 | 340 | 255 | 235 | 180 | 171 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 142 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.36m | 6:49PM1.48m | 7:08AM1.36m | 7:32PM1.48m | 7:51AM1.35m | 8:15PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:35PM0.28m | 1:10AM0.30m | 1:19PM0.27m | 1:55AM0.29m | 2:03PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 370 | 305 | 305 | 248 | 253 | 258 | 320 | 346 | 353 | 291 | 285 | 279 | 218 | 214 | 218 | 218 | 231 | 296 | 291 | 195 | 433 | 400 | 393 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 15 |
| kJ | 412 | 388 | 361 | 340 | 255 | 235 | 180 | 171 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 142 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 55 | 53 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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