Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 46 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 45 | 79 | 80 | 106 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 69 | 104 | 68 | 482 | 106 | 135 | 88 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:57AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.80m | 6:55AM1.65m | 7:25PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.01m | 11:51PM0.03m | 12:11PM-0.02m | 00:51AM-0.00m | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:50AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
24 | 46 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 74 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 65 | 44 | 68 | 100 | 33 | 135 | 88 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
12 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 104 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 15 | S 18 | SE 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 10 |
25 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | SSW 4 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | S 14 | S 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 79 | 80 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 482 | 106 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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