
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 345 | 693 | 827 | 989 | 920 | 804 | 987 | 891 | 857 | 651 | 448 | 373 | 304 | 284 | 291 | 239 | 187 | 155 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.50m | 1:42PM1.61m | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | 3:09AM1.51m | 3:40PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.15m | 8:22AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:21AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 733 | 634 | 649 | 511 | 448 | 373 | 304 | 284 | 291 | 239 | 187 | 155 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | — | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | NE 6 | — | — | E 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 19 | 17 | 28 | — | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 345 | 693 | 827 | 989 | 920 | 804 | 987 | 891 | 857 | 651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 119 | 75 | 129 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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