Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1925 | 2026 | 2074 | 1917 | 1665 | 1352 | 1203 | 1021 | 1302 | 1131 | 1075 | 623 | 694 | 1088 | 1433 | 2178 | 3609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.65m | 8:58AM1.56m | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:49AM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.09m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 202 | 277 | 433 | 295 | 216 | 48 | 164 | 43 | 897 | 764 | 660 | 623 | 194 | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | E 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 111 | 139 | 85 | 79 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 47 | — | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1925 | 2026 | 2074 | 1917 | 1665 | 1352 | 1203 | 1021 | 1302 | 1131 | 1075 | 17 | 694 | 1088 | 1433 | 2178 | 3609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 173 | 173 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 167 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 140 | 189 | 240 | 189 | 189 |
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