Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 510 | 480 | 490 | 338 | 354 | 339 | 621 | 2828 | 4512 | 3738 | 5503 | 5399 | 5425 | 5292 | 4422 | 3273 | 2108 | 1913 | 1543 | 887 | 1254 | 1369 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.40m | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | 1:19PM1.51m | 1:42AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 555 | 510 | 480 | 490 | 338 | 354 | 338 | 331 | 477 | 418 | 205 | 375 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 1665 | 22 | 887 | 1254 | 1070 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 338 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 47 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 220 | — | 339 | 621 | 2828 | 4512 | 3738 | 5503 | 5399 | 5425 | 5292 | 4422 | 3273 | 2108 | 1913 | 1543 | 302 | 365 | 1369 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 53 | 119 | 47 | 52 | 119 | 124 | 127 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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