Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 75 | 150 | 206 | 358 | 493 | 725 | 783 | 854 | 943 | 1017 | 991 | 954 | 906 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 677 | 659 | 650 | 557 | 1276 | 1389 | 1290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.63m | 7:06PM1.79m | 7:32AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.77m | 8:29AM1.60m | 8:56PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.01m | 12:49PM-0.03m | 1:30AM-0.01m | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:26AM-0.01m | 2:43PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 68 | 75 | 150 | 206 | 358 | 493 | 725 | 783 | 854 | 943 | 1017 | 991 | 954 | 906 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 677 | 659 | 650 | 557 | 534 | 1389 | 1290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 24 | S 23 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 121 | 159 | 149 | 106 | 96 | 88 | 68 | 66 | 555 | 1276 | 464 | 451 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 26 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 97 | 41 | 39 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 61 | 45 | 41 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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