
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
237 | 208 | 137 | 110 | 87 | 63 | 50 | 50 | 178 | 232 | 146 | 118 | 135 | 422 | 294 | 413 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:22AM1.28m | 2:47PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:30AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
237 | 208 | 137 | 110 | 87 | 63 | 50 | 17 | 23 | 161 | 146 | 118 | 21 | 230 | 53 | 47 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 25 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 50 | 178 | 232 | — | — | 135 | 422 | 294 | 413 | 482 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 126 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 40 | 265 | 43 | 33 |
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