Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 384 | 289 | 219 | 212 | 146 | 141 | 101 | 64 | 58 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 298 | 941 | 1222 | 1375 | 2206 | 987 | 661 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.46m | 00:54AM1.48m | 1:27PM1.43m | 1:45AM1.42m | 2:17PM1.41m | 2:34AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.21m | 7:13AM0.18m | 7:36PM0.27m | 8:01AM0.23m | 8:27PM0.31m | 8:47AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 510 | 384 | 289 | 219 | 212 | 146 | 37 | 101 | 64 | 58 | 266 | 428 | 382 | 347 | 373 | 349 | 313 | 276 | 251 | 211 | 211 | 1327 | 987 | 661 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 141 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | 231 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 53 | 70 | 55 | 77 | 159 | 507 | 669 | 560 | 574 | — | — | 13 | 298 | 941 | 1222 | 1375 | 2206 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 294 | 290 | 239 | 239 | 43 | 19 | 52 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 131 | 129 | 55 | 55 |
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