Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2807 | 2084 | 1124 | 795 | 519 | 797 | 1470 | 806 | 432 | 476 | 529 | 477 | 223 | 177 | 146 | 146 | 258 | 190 | 620 | 620 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.50m | 10:59PM1.46m | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:15PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.21m | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 381 | 362 | 486 | 519 | 552 | 418 | 283 | 217 | 219 | 301 | 264 | 223 | 177 | 146 | 127 | 103 | 80 | 620 | 620 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 470 | 470 | 505 | 797 | 561 | 12 | 205 | 201 | 126 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 94 | 72 | 258 | 104 | 102 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 428 | — | — | — | 119 | 50 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 94 | 143 | 146 | 57 | 190 | — | 190 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2807 | 2084 | 1124 | 795 | — | — | 1470 | 806 | 432 | 476 | 529 | 477 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 173 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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