Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 328 | 275 | 186 | 273 | 179 | 166 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 134 | 140 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 107 | 105 | 64 | 49 | 68 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.52m | 3:03AM1.53m | 3:36PM1.61m | 4:01AM1.57m | 4:34PM1.69m | 4:59AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.15m | 8:53PM0.18m | 9:18AM0.10m | 9:52PM0.13m | 10:14AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 387 | 328 | 275 | 186 | 183 | 179 | 166 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 134 | 140 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 107 | 105 | 64 | 49 | 68 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | S 21 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 14 | S 18 | SE 13 | — | — | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 7 | — | — | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 273 | 29 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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