Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 169 | 137 | 131 | 99 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 134 | 277 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.44m | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | 5:34AM1.43m | 5:56PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:56AM0.25m | 11:27PM0.22m | 11:46AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 206 | 169 | 137 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 87 | 67 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 134 | 277 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNW 3 | S 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 180 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 79 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 55 |
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