Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 882 | 843 | 645 | 667 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 160 | 145 | 320 | 377 | 570 | 1075 | 1931 | 3910 | 3602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.49m | 8:49AM1.39m | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:34AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.23m | 2:51AM0.23m | 3:02PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1155 | 882 | 843 | 645 | 667 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 135 | 145 | 320 | 377 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSE 15 | E 15 | SSE 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 72 | 4 | 213 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 85 | 116 | 160 | 98 | 73 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | — | S 24 | S 23 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | — | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 66 | 570 | 1075 | 1931 | 3910 | 3602 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 129 | 265 | 288 | 240 | 185 |
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