Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 622 | 102 | 218 | 78 | 93 | 124 | 218 | 223 | 235 | 127 | 133 | 154 | 154 | 172 | 527 | 931 | 1420 | 1183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.80m | 6:55AM1.65m | 7:25PM1.82m | 7:52AM1.65m | 8:22PM1.80m | 8:49AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM-0.00m | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:50AM-0.02m | 2:07PM-0.04m | 2:47AM-0.02m | 3:04PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 102 | 73 | 66 | 93 | 124 | 218 | 223 | 235 | 127 | 133 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 527 | 931 | 1420 | 1183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 9 | 78 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 140 | 99 | 99 | 118 | 75 | 118 | 172 | 157 | 106 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | SSW 14 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 622 | — | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 129 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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