Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 882 | 843 | 645 | 667 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 160 | 145 | 320 | 377 | 570 | 1075 | 1931 | 3910 | 3602 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.49m | 8:49AM1.39m | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:34AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.23m | 2:51AM0.23m | 3:02PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1155 | 882 | 843 | 645 | 667 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 135 | 145 | 320 | 377 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSE 15 | E 15 | SSE 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 72 | 4 | 213 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 85 | 116 | 160 | 98 | 73 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | — | S 24 | S 23 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | — | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 66 | 570 | 1075 | 1931 | 3910 | 3602 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 129 | 265 | 288 | 240 | 185 |
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