
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S 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 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
190 | 183 | 292 | 193 | 118 | 147 | 142 | 154 | 406 | 425 | 377 | 275 | 208 | 194 | 155 | 97 | 80 | 66 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM1.68m | 4:22AM1.56m | 4:54PM1.71m | 5:20AM1.58m | 5:51PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.10m | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:33AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
180 | 183 | 292 | 193 | 118 | 147 | 142 | 154 | 406 | 425 | 377 | 275 | 208 | 194 | 155 | 97 | 80 | 66 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 4 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 |
190 | 104 | 14 | 7 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 9 | — | 18 | 50 | 31 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 46 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 21 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 |
6 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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