Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 17 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 19 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 19 | ESE 8 | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 146 | 7 | 7 | 422 | 26 | 313 | 277 | 171 | 625 | 1252 | 1812 | 2704 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.59m | 6:45PM1.72m | 7:12AM1.59m | 7:39PM1.70m | 8:06AM1.58m | 8:30PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.01m | 1:08AM0.02m | 1:26PM0.02m | 2:01AM0.03m | 2:21PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 418 | 403 | 385 | 394 | 380 | 457 | 422 | 361 | 313 | 277 | 185 | 125 | 127 | 108 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 19 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 68 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | S 17 | S 18 | E 11 | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 67 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 95 | 65 | 113 | 205 | 315 | — | 647 | 668 | 146 | 559 | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | 171 | 625 | 1252 | 1812 | 2704 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 19 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 76 | 44 | 9 | 43 | 124 | 50 | 53 | 40 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 131 | 131 | 167 |
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