Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 380 | 324 | 205 | 190 | 183 | 292 | 225 | 144 | 181 | 174 | 154 | 149 | 433 | 384 | 275 | 208 | 172 | 159 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:56PM1.68m | 4:22AM1.56m | 4:54PM1.71m | 5:20AM1.58m | 5:51PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.10m | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:33AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 129 | 380 | 276 | 205 | 161 | 183 | 292 | 225 | 144 | 181 | 174 | 154 | 149 | 433 | 384 | 275 | 208 | 172 | 159 | 100 | 95 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 4 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 26 | 7 | 193 | 190 | 80 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 9 | — | 18 | 50 | 31 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 66 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | SE 14 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 229 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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