Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 76 | 76 | 424 | 649 | 714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.33m | 1:51PM1.39m | 2:11AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.34m | 7:34AM0.33m | 8:06PM0.36m | 8:20AM0.34m | 8:54PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 166 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 76 | 76 | 424 | 649 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 52 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | — | S 18 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | 28 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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