Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 490 | 413 | 382 | 1351 | 3550 | 4940 | 4995 | 4986 | 4505 | 4354 | 5665 | 4961 | 3822 | 2500 | 1914 | 1760 | 988 | 1642 | 1365 | 1055 | 869 | 825 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | 1:19PM1.51m | 1:42AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 510 | 490 | 338 | 338 | 541 | 487 | 346 | 392 | 340 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 100 | 1914 | 1509 | 988 | 1254 | 1104 | 1055 | 869 | 825 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 13 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 81 | 413 | 382 | 1351 | 3550 | 4940 | 4995 | 4986 | 4505 | 4354 | 5665 | 4961 | 3822 | 2500 | 1893 | 1760 | 377 | 1642 | 1365 | 164 | 159 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 119 | 119 | 55 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 127 | 127 | 167 | 167 | 188 | 167 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
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