Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 73 | 49 | 316 | 551 | 455 | 311 | 268 | 206 | 141 | 136 | 90 | 81 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.39m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:27PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.36m | 8:20AM0.34m | 8:54PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 14 | 52 | 73 | 49 | 316 | 551 | 455 | 311 | 268 | 206 | 141 | 136 | 90 | 81 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 13 | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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