Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 159 | 223 | 408 | 475 | 345 | 373 | 352 | 359 | 355 | 345 | 437 | 424 | 511 | 600 | 660 | 2521 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:16PM1.40m | 3:35AM1.33m | 4:02PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:29PM0.36m | 9:44AM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 105 | 186 | 216 | 223 | 233 | 373 | 352 | 246 | 202 | 181 | 173 | 245 | 511 | 519 | 572 | 1893 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 129 | 159 | 65 | 212 | 305 | 341 | 4 | 4 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 437 | 424 | — | 18 | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 130 | 223 | 408 | 475 | 345 | 245 | 287 | 359 | 355 | 345 | 299 | 387 | 412 | 600 | 660 | 2521 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
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