Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 268 | 215 | 160 | 143 | 100 | 92 | 82 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 102 | 102 | 97 | 91 | 86 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:27PM1.40m | 3:46AM1.31m | 4:14PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.33m | 9:42PM0.35m | 9:55AM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 336 | 268 | 215 | 160 | 143 | 100 | 92 | 82 | 78 | 48 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 97 | 91 | 86 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 102 | 102 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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