Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1243 | 721 | 662 | 996 | 1473 | 2312 | 3248 | 4063 | 4914 | 4048 | 3019 | 2258 | 1146 | 1996 | 528 | 412 | 1470 | 1487 | 443 | 660 | 612 | 309 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.53m | 10:11PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.50m | 10:59PM1.46m | 11:27AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 784 | 721 | 662 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | 8 | 449 | 386 | 450 | 586 | 528 | 412 | 460 | 413 | 260 | 317 | 394 | 309 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 470 | 651 | 394 | 392 | 561 | 352 | 205 | 132 | 7 | 83 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | ESE 11 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 470 | 428 | 329 | — | 12 | 117 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1243 | 606 | 617 | 996 | 1473 | 2312 | 3248 | 4063 | 4914 | 4048 | 3019 | 2258 | 1146 | 1996 | — | — | 1470 | 1487 | 443 | 660 | 612 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 55 | 189 | 173 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 173 | 55 | 55 | 173 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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