
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
577 | 396 | 231 | 974 | 871 | 887 | 778 | 800 | 634 | 622 | 610 | 761 | 761 | 125 | 692 | 598 | 243 | 155 | 269 | 300 | 236 | 208 | 161 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.41m | 3:22AM1.35m | 3:50PM1.42m | 4:09AM1.35m | 4:35PM1.43m | 4:54AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.33m | 9:32AM0.29m | 10:04PM0.34m | 10:18AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
407 | 628 | 870 | 974 | 871 | 887 | 778 | 800 | 634 | 622 | 610 | 761 | 761 | 731 | 692 | 598 | 500 | 522 | 424 | 432 | 396 | 388 | 380 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
— | 396 | 231 | 223 | 167 | 156 | 116 | 104 | 95 | 240 | 311 | 291 | 268 | 124 | 308 | 278 | 243 | 155 | 269 | 89 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 19 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 60 | 166 | 521 | 105 | 51 | — | 125 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
577 | 1379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | 47 | 37 | 39 | 94 | 51 | 34 | 87 | 300 | 236 | 208 | 161 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 55 | 43 | 124 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 53 | 40 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 55 | 131 | 131 | 40 |
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