Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 96 | 822 | 1241 | 1302 | 1107 | 1463 | 1446 | 1152 | 687 | 572 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.50m | 1:42PM1.61m | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.16m | 7:24AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.15m | 8:22AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | — | — | 1003 | 1026 | 877 | 687 | 555 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | — | S 16 | NE 5 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 16 | E 17 |
| kJ | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | S 17 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 96 | 822 | 1241 | 1302 | 1107 | 1463 | 1446 | 1152 | 211 | 572 | 582 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 44 | 119 | 47 | 119 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 124 |
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