Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 174 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 73 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.46m | 00:23AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.43m | 1:12AM1.39m | 1:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.24m | 6:39AM0.22m | 7:05PM0.29m | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:53PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 228 | 174 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 73 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 44 | 98 | 75 | 75 | 44 |
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