Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 610 | 311 | 598 | 268 | 124 | 315 | 278 | 243 | 155 | 452 | 243 | 250 | 270 | 455 | 446 | 834 | 360 | 245 | 635 | 881 | 1027 | 1336 | 1178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | 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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.42m | 4:09AM1.35m | 4:35PM1.43m | 4:54AM1.35m | 5:20PM1.45m | 5:39AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.34m | 10:18AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.30m | 11:38PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 666 | 610 | 573 | 598 | 663 | 731 | 625 | 625 | 573 | 490 | 432 | 478 | 561 | 564 | 455 | 446 | 25 | 360 | 301 | 262 | 262 | 311 | 377 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 17 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 311 | 54 | 268 | 36 | 315 | 278 | 243 | 155 | 452 | 126 | — | 108 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 63 | 243 | 635 | 881 | 1027 | 1336 | 1178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 7 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 166 | 240 | — | 291 | 36 | 124 | 37 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 63 | 40 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 112 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 56 | 144 | 243 | 250 | 270 | 218 | 176 | 834 | 277 | 245 | 176 | 181 | 131 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 40 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 53 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 19 |
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