Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 206 | 147 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 100 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 425 | 320 | 320 | 190 | 202 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:23AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:56PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 206 | 147 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 100 | 103 | 88 | 86 | 425 | 320 | 320 | 165 | 202 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 9 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 16 | — | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 187 | 81 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 40 | 63 | 101 | 99 | 6 | 171 | 166 | 190 | 122 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 81 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 308 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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