Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 250 | 205 | 226 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 44 | 89 | 168 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.56m | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:16AM1.53m | 9:38PM1.48m | 10:03AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.14m | 3:08AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.19m | 3:54AM0.20m | 4:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 265 | 250 | 205 | 226 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 44 | 89 | 168 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44 |
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