Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 66 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 256 | 994 | 1831 | 1641 | 1164 | 683 | 506 | 390 | 285 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.54m | 11:08PM1.63m | 11:39AM1.49m | 00:02AM1.55m | 12:34PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.08m | 5:32AM0.08m | 5:51PM0.15m | 6:23AM0.13m | 6:44PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 13 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 994 | 1831 | 1641 | 1164 | 683 | 506 | 390 | 285 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 256 | 70 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | SSE 2 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 32 | 66 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 129 | 129 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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