Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 260 | 260 | 206 | 201 | 173 | 147 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 150 | 312 | 266 | 107 | 62 | 60 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.51m | 3:40PM1.63m | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | 5:04AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.10m | 10:00PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.09m | 10:57PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 322 | 260 | 260 | 206 | 201 | 173 | 147 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 27 | 179 | 107 | 60 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | S 20 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | NNW 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 2 | — | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 150 | 312 | 266 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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