Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 18 | 30 | 68 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.70m | 4:39AM1.59m | 5:12PM1.75m | 5:38AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.05m | 10:32PM0.08m | 10:52AM0.01m | 11:32PM0.04m | 11:51AM-0.02m | 00:32AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 43 | 23 | 30 | 68 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | S 19 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | S 8 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 44 | 52 | 0 | 44 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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