Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 840 | 966 | 574 | 532 | 505 | 529 | 433 | 358 | 319 | 260 | 227 | 221 | 206 | 206 | 182 | 155 | 113 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | 3:09AM1.51m | 3:40PM1.63m | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:21AM0.10m | 10:00PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 702 | 574 | 532 | 505 | 529 | 433 | 358 | 319 | 260 | 227 | 221 | 11 | 206 | 182 | 155 | 113 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | E 15 | S 8 | E 15 | S 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 31 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | S 15 | — | — | E 17 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 3 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 840 | 966 | 57 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 35 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waihua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest