Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 58 | 59 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 152 | 304 | 504 | 606 | 724 | 593 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.31m | 4:14PM1.42m | 4:34AM1.32m | 5:00PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.35m | 9:55AM0.31m | 10:31PM0.33m | 10:43AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 25 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 152 | 304 | 504 | 606 | 724 | 593 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 17 |
| kJ | 47 | 58 | 59 | 103 | 101 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 86 | 572 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | SSW 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 15 | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 85 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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