Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1579 | 1296 | 1001 | 801 | 598 | 526 | 423 | 411 | 309 | 235 | 228 | 174 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.50m | 11:32PM1.51m | 12:03PM1.46m | 00:23AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:24PM0.18m | 5:52AM0.16m | 6:15PM0.24m | 6:39AM0.22m | 7:05PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1579 | 1296 | 1001 | 801 | 598 | 526 | 423 | 411 | 309 | 235 | 228 | 174 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 101 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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