Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 154 | 441 | 388 | 416 | 300 | 206 | 172 | 159 | 97 | 66 | 53 | 84 | 37 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 20 | 44 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.71m | 5:20AM1.58m | 5:51PM1.72m | 6:17AM1.59m | 6:45PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:33AM0.02m | 00:12AM0.04m | 12:30PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 154 | 441 | 388 | 416 | 300 | 206 | 172 | 159 | 97 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 74 | 104 | 88 | 40 | 74 | 51 | 114 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 38 | 13 | 9 | — | 18 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 20 | 44 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 17 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 14 | SSE 10 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 17 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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