Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1780 | 1447 | 1203 | 940 | 817 | 524 | 573 | 415 | 478 | 430 | 430 | 359 | 318 | 237 | 178 | 170 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 145 | 118 | 103 | 101 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.51m | 1:42AM1.50m | 2:16PM1.57m | 2:40AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.64m | 3:40AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.13m | 8:32PM0.16m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.12m | 9:53AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1420 | 1163 | 21 | 940 | 817 | 524 | 573 | 415 | 478 | 430 | 430 | 359 | 318 | 237 | 178 | 170 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 145 | 118 | 103 | 101 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 32 | 69 | 63 | 102 | 95 | 83 | 79 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 92 | 81 | 76 | 48 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 32 | — | 18 | 127 | 18 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 1780 | 1447 | 1203 | 199 | 186 | 87 | 82 | 68 | 77 | — | 89 | 74 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 167 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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