Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 99 | 150 | 147 | 438 | 620 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:14PM1.51m | 7:37AM1.45m | 7:59PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.22m | 1:04PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 99 | 46 | 132 | 438 | 620 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 150 | 147 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 5 | S 14 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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