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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 124 | 315 | 278 | 243 | 548 | 100 | 160 | 278 | 270 | 208 | 157 | 175 | 340 | 466 | 915 | 891 | 1174 | 1386 | 1178 | 891 | 651 | 605 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:09AM1.35m | 4:35PM1.43m | 4:54AM1.35m | 5:20PM1.45m | 5:39AM1.36m | 6:05PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 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 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 663 | 663 | 637 | 561 | 573 | 548 | 510 | 458 | 496 | 478 | 512 | 502 | 416 | 340 | 178 | 533 | 555 | 516 | 503 | 481 | 450 | 378 | 424 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 268 | 36 | 315 | 278 | 243 | 155 | 100 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 63 | 325 | 915 | 891 | 1174 | 1386 | 1178 | 891 | 651 | 605 | 560 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 10 | — | S 9 | SSE 7 | S 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 124 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | — | — | 8 | — | 16 | 82 | 1166 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 35 | 23 | 55 | 160 | 278 | 270 | 208 | 157 | 175 | 206 | 466 | 512 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 131 | 40 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 55 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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