Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 18 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 150 | 206 | 358 | 493 | 640 | 692 | 854 | 943 | 1017 | 979 | 1055 | 988 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 677 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.78m | 6:35AM1.63m | 7:06PM1.79m | 7:32AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM-0.02m | 00:32AM0.01m | 12:49PM-0.03m | 1:30AM-0.01m | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:26AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 150 | 206 | 358 | 493 | 640 | 692 | 854 | 943 | 1017 | 979 | 1055 | 988 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 677 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 21 | S 20 | ESE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 178 | 277 | 220 | 140 | 133 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 45 | 37 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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