Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 171 | 264 | 301 | 316 | 316 | 377 | 483 | 831 | 1169 | 1326 | 1266 | 1149 | 1106 | 1120 | 1281 | 1055 | 967 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.53m | 8:09AM1.55m | 8:32PM1.56m | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.13m | 2:49AM0.11m | 3:18PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 202 | 171 | 264 | 301 | 316 | 316 | 377 | 483 | 831 | 1169 | 1326 | 1266 | 1149 | 1106 | 1120 | 1281 | 1055 | 967 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 |
| kJ | 128 | 100 | 100 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 72 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 167 | 9 | 0 |
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