Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1028 | 1018 | 1374 | 2050 | 3189 | 3991 | 4396 | 3765 | 2860 | 2124 | 1130 | 1960 | 2892 | 599 | 2171 | 1215 | 552 | 626 | 612 | 540 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.53m | 10:11PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.50m | 10:59PM1.46m | 11:27AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 662 | — | — | 103 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 446 | 427 | 635 | 586 | 599 | 440 | 313 | 224 | 286 | 367 | 316 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 470 | 639 | 410 | 240 | 561 | 511 | 238 | 176 | 88 | 96 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | ESE 11 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 470 | 428 | 260 | — | 12 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1028 | 1018 | 1374 | 2050 | 3189 | 3991 | 4396 | 3765 | 2860 | 2124 | 1130 | 1960 | 2892 | — | 2171 | 1215 | 552 | 626 | 612 | 540 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 189 | 265 | 173 | 189 | 189 | 288 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 173 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
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