Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 358 | 322 | 260 | 260 | 206 | 201 | 191 | 147 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.51m | 3:40PM1.63m | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:21AM0.10m | 10:00PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 433 | 358 | 322 | 260 | 260 | 206 | 201 | 191 | 147 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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