Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 277 | 161 | 562 | 205 | 244 | 299 | 249 | 202 | 171 | 276 | 297 | 306 | 372 | 418 | 465 | 691 | 1009 | 1326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.49m | 7:44PM1.53m | 8:09AM1.55m | 8:32PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.17m | 1:36PM0.17m | 2:01AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 132 | 277 | 140 | 202 | 205 | 244 | 299 | 249 | 202 | 171 | 276 | 297 | 306 | 372 | 418 | 465 | 691 | 1009 | 1326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NNW 3 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 1 | 6 | 166 | 163 | 161 | 132 | 134 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 51 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 27 | 161 | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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