Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 213 | 160 | 154 | 114 | 83 | 80 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.52m | 10:51AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.51m | 11:46AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.14m | 5:12PM0.16m | 5:33AM0.14m | 6:07PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 280 | 213 | 160 | 154 | 114 | 83 | 80 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 19 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 53 | 124 | 66 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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