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 S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1770 | 1381 | 1157 | 1021 | 1375 | 1131 | 1075 | 645 | 645 | 919 | 1374 | 2222 | 3302 | 3744 | 4306 | 3780 | 3160 | 2651 | 1439 | 2343 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.56m | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:49AM1.53m | 10:11PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.09m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 240 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 897 | 764 | 721 | 645 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 342 | 314 | 937 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 79 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 560 | 336 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 567 | 428 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 1770 | 1381 | 1157 | 1021 | 1375 | 1131 | 1075 | 15 | 589 | 919 | 1374 | 2222 | 3302 | 3744 | 4306 | 3780 | 3160 | 2651 | 1439 | 2343 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 173 | 55 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 264 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 257 | 167 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 19 | 43 |
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