Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 52 | 60 | 407 | 668 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.33m | 1:51PM1.39m | 2:11AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.34m | 7:34AM0.33m | 8:06PM0.36m | 8:20AM0.34m | 8:54PM0.37m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 52 | 60 | 407 | 668 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 28 | 17 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 7 | — | S 18 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 28 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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