Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 44 | 89 | 171 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 253 | 239 | 210 | 203 | 197 | 123 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.53m | 9:38PM1.48m | 10:03AM1.50m | 10:25PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.19m | 3:54AM0.20m | 4:22PM0.23m | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:09PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 44 | 41 | 171 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 253 | 239 | 210 | 203 | 197 | 123 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 36 | 89 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 16 | E 7 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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