Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 135 | 27 | 26 | 78 | 321 | 123 | 465 | 1004 | 1454 | 2137 | 2314 | 2184 | 2068 | 2329 | 2117 | 1812 | 1568 | 1666 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.70m | 8:06AM1.58m | 8:30PM1.65m | 8:58AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.03m | 2:21PM0.05m | 2:52AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 453 | 466 | 423 | 414 | 370 | 321 | 221 | 160 | 168 | 147 | 134 | 160 | 261 | 237 | 163 | 167 | 106 | 45 | 1260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | — | SE 16 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 64 | 60 | — | 8 | 30 | 75 | — | 9 | — | 211 | 82 | 45 | 43 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | S 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 9 | 78 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 135 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 123 | 465 | 1004 | 1454 | 2137 | 2314 | 2184 | 2068 | 2329 | 2117 | 1812 | 1568 | 1666 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 40 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 127 | 131 | 167 | 129 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 55 | 40 |
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