Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 162 | 150 | 395 | 362 | 570 | 1726 | 1896 | 2673 | 2609 | 2474 | 2827 | 3114 | 3017 | 2692 | 3801 | 3213 | 2798 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.39m | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:34AM1.42m | 9:55PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 408 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 150 | 150 | 395 | 362 | 3 | 1062 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2394 | 2053 | 1744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 7 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 29 | 85 | 116 | 162 | 98 | 50 | 48 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | E 13 | S 19 | E 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 52 | — | 115 | 570 | 1726 | 1896 | 2673 | 2609 | 2474 | 2827 | 3114 | 3017 | 2692 | 3801 | 3213 | 2798 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 40 | 40 | 167 | 276 | 235 | 189 | 240 | 189 | 228 | 228 | 240 | 40 | 35 |
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