
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1149 | 1106 | 1274 | 1281 | 1237 | 940 | 813 | 617 | 488 | 437 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 260 | 191 | 146 | 141 | 135 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | 9:49AM1.64m | 10:13PM1.57m | 10:41AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.11m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
1149 | 1106 | 1274 | 1281 | 1237 | 940 | 813 | 617 | 488 | 437 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 260 | 191 | 146 | 141 | 135 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 3 |
21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 73 | 45 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | S 13 | — | E 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 12 | — | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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