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) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| 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) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4826 | 3716 | 2807 | 2084 | 1152 | 881 | 502 | 687 | 1470 | 1558 | 432 | 529 | 529 | 466 | 228 | 177 | 149 | 157 | 98 | 193 | 513 | 620 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.50m | 10:59PM1.46m | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:15PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | — | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 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 | — | 8 | — | 386 | 362 | 486 | 497 | 562 | 449 | 400 | 228 | 219 | 301 | 264 | 228 | 177 | 149 | 157 | 98 | 80 | 513 | 620 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | 470 | 470 | 502 | 687 | 561 | 352 | 201 | 180 | 92 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 106 | 104 | 74 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 428 | — | — | 12 | 84 | 50 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 94 | 142 | 140 | 80 | 193 | — | 132 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4826 | 3716 | 2807 | 2084 | 1152 | 881 | — | — | 1470 | 1558 | 432 | 529 | 529 | 466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 173 | 55 | 55 | 173 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waihua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest