Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 206 | 201 | 173 | 169 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 146 | 175 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:40PM1.63m | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | 5:04AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.10m | 10:00PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.09m | 10:57PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 20 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 260 | 206 | 5 | 173 | 169 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 68 | 109 | 65 | 42 | 50 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 53 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 14 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 66 | 65 | 14 | 60 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 201 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 146 | 175 | — | 53 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 47 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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