Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2582 | 2106 | 997 | 979 | 665 | 761 | 676 | 598 | 676 | 622 | 596 | 706 | 965 | 1505 | 1215 | 1042 | 799 | 738 | 619 | 579 | 486 | 454 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.48m | 11:32PM1.49m | 12:03PM1.52m | 00:26AM1.49m | 12:59PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.18m | 5:27PM0.21m | 5:51AM0.17m | 6:20PM0.20m | 6:44AM0.15m | 7:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1415 | 1111 | 997 | 979 | 665 | 761 | 676 | 598 | 676 | 622 | 596 | 522 | 965 | 1505 | 1215 | 1042 | 799 | 738 | 619 | 579 | 486 | 454 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 14 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 149 | 194 | 180 | 175 | 72 | 160 | 582 | 706 | 356 | 132 | 79 | 4 | 208 | 135 | 149 | 144 | 76 | 44 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SSE 13 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 13 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 120 | — | 8 | 63 | 14 | 198 | 151 | 141 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2582 | 2106 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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