Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 251 | 211 | 211 | 190 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 138 | 105 | 79 | 79 | 49 | 123 | 561 | 1165 | 1485 | 1485 | 3049 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.47m | 6:37AM1.35m | 7:02PM1.48m | 7:21AM1.36m | 7:45PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.25m | 1:24AM0.27m | 1:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 256 | 251 | 211 | 211 | 190 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 138 | 105 | 79 | 79 | 46 | 123 | 149 | 41 | 41 | 77 | 1688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 56 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 13 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | — | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 561 | 1165 | 1485 | 1485 | 3049 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 33 | 55 | 127 | 40 | 19 |
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