Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 743 | 1164 | 1081 | 1047 | 1027 | 1283 | 1093 | 954 | 631 | 470 | 413 | 380 | 319 | 264 | 257 | 227 | 206 | 182 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.61m | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | 3:09AM1.51m | 3:40PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.15m | 8:22AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:21AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 945 | 790 | 736 | 631 | 470 | 413 | 380 | 319 | 264 | 257 | 5 | 206 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 10 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 312 | 743 | 1164 | 1081 | 1047 | 1027 | 1283 | 1093 | 954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 65 | 70 | 124 | 124 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 167 | 9 | 0 |
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