Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 63 | 50 | 91 | 130 | 261 | 131 | 121 | 138 | 434 | 287 | 439 | 419 | 670 | 702 | 691 | 582 | 691 | 671 | 331 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:22AM1.28m | 2:47PM1.38m | 3:10AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:30AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 63 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 135 | 131 | 121 | 21 | 236 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 383 | 343 | 360 | 302 | 309 | 309 | 331 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 91 | 130 | 261 | — | — | 138 | 434 | 287 | 439 | 419 | 670 | 702 | 691 | 582 | 691 | 671 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 66 | 296 | 215 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
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