Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 313 | 308 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 194 | 147 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 100 | 94 | 101 | 138 | 279 | 439 | 201 | 193 | 303 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:23AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:56PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 356 | 313 | 308 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 194 | 147 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 100 | 94 | 96 | 138 | 194 | 191 | 201 | 85 | 303 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | S 16 | — | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 121 | 120 | 192 | 187 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 40 | 62 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 215 | 169 | 193 | 5 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | — | S 5 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | 279 | 439 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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