Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 412 | 412 | 286 | 213 | 568 | 1673 | 2118 | 2074 | 1966 | 1561 | 1296 | 1001 | 801 | 598 | 526 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.66m | 10:18AM1.54m | 10:41PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:32PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:24PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 412 | 412 | 73 | 103 | 132 | 1673 | 2118 | 2074 | 1966 | 1561 | 1296 | 1001 | 801 | 598 | 526 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | S 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 412 | 52 | 172 | 286 | 139 | 568 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 175 | — | 172 | 213 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 |
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