Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 58 | 152 | 281 | 338 | 835 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.64m | 5:04AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.64m | 5:58AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.09m | 10:57PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:51PM0.07m | 12:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 65 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 56 | 68 | 52 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 281 | 338 | 835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 67 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 152 | 23 | 24 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 13 | 22 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 56 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 70 | 50 | 9 | 0 |
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