Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 143 | 129 | 159 | 183 | 212 | 305 | 395 | 373 | 385 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.41m | 2:00AM1.35m | 2:29PM1.40m | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:16PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:53PM0.33m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:42PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 112 | 121 | 132 | 137 | 98 | 143 | 107 | 80 | 95 | 212 | 189 | 395 | 373 | 352 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 100 | 129 | 105 | 90 | 90 | 305 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 19 | SE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 50 | 139 | 153 | 124 | 271 | 209 | 300 | 385 | 336 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 114 | 44 | 65 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 173 | 40 | 33 |
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