Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 139 | 134 | 157 | 195 | 170 | 107 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 67 | 279 | 363 | 937 | 1708 | 2225 | 2448 | 1634 | 1010 | 657 | 544 | 416 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.43m | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:23PM1.40m | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:11PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:29PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 139 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 97 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 2225 | 2448 | 1634 | 1010 | 657 | 544 | 416 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 112 | 157 | 195 | 170 | 107 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | E 7 | S 16 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 64 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 279 | 363 | 937 | 1708 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 180 | 142 | 124 | 124 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
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