Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 352 | 569 | 389 | 326 | 215 | 206 | 141 | 134 | 85 | 79 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.39m | 2:11AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.39m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:27PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.36m | 8:20AM0.34m | 8:54PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
33 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 352 | 569 | 389 | 326 | 215 | 206 | 141 | 134 | 85 | 79 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NE 5 | — | — |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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