
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
264 | 244 | 268 | 243 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 137 | 131 | 99 | 180 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 122 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:58AM1.33m | 4:22PM1.44m | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.31m | 10:07AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:56AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
264 | 244 | 268 | 243 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 137 | 131 | 99 | 119 | 90 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 122 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 142 | 142 | 50 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 |
10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 180 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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