Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 56 | 57 | 148 | 278 | 333 | 1390 | 1643 | 1525 | 1225 | 855 | 563 | 488 | 418 | 384 | 682 | 694 | 595 | 457 | 396 | 404 | 404 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.57m | 7:14PM1.61m | 7:40AM1.57m | 8:03PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.08m | 00:43AM0.07m | 1:05PM0.09m | 1:33AM0.08m | 1:57PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 57 | 40 | 42 | 53 | 1390 | 1643 | 1525 | 1225 | 855 | 563 | 3 | 418 | 384 | 682 | 694 | 595 | 457 | 396 | 404 | 404 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 148 | 278 | 333 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 77 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 488 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 124 | 85 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 232 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 0 |
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