Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 606 | 600 | 1015 | 586 | 459 | 706 | 440 | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 192 | 186 | 179 | 170 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.44m | 5:20AM1.35m | 5:45PM1.47m | 6:06AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:30AM0.26m | 00:05AM0.26m | 12:17PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 498 | 606 | 600 | 1015 | 586 | 459 | 706 | 440 | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 192 | 186 | 179 | 170 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 81 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | N 2 | N 4 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 14 | — | 1 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4 | — | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 46 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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