Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 152 | 301 | 504 | 606 | 742 | 898 | 1073 | 812 | 596 | 430 | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.42m | 4:34AM1.32m | 5:00PM1.44m | 5:20AM1.35m | 5:45PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.33m | 10:43AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:30AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
90 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 152 | 301 | 504 | 606 | 742 | 898 | 1073 | 812 | 596 | 430 | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | — |
27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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