Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1828 | 2668 | 2702 | 2536 | 2976 | 3812 | 3446 | 4445 | 2324 | 3159 | 2807 | 2973 | 1302 | 1132 | 908 | 808 | 567 | 703 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.45m | 10:42PM1.49m | 11:10AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | 5:03AM0.18m | 5:27PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2692 | — | 2053 | 1879 | 1587 | 1302 | 1132 | 908 | 808 | 567 | 703 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 21 | 189 | 198 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SSE 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 75 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1828 | 2668 | 2702 | 2536 | 2976 | 3812 | 3446 | 4445 | 2324 | 3159 | 2807 | 2973 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 55 | 235 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 63 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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