Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 57 | 148 | 281 | 346 | 631 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.64m | 5:58AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:51PM0.07m | 12:11PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 29 | 281 | 346 | 631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 30 | 67 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 56 | 4 | 148 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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