Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 320 | 377 | 391 | 699 | 1009 | 1326 | 1251 | 1149 | 1106 | 1120 | 1281 | 1237 | 952 | 691 | 626 | 488 | 368 | 350 | 285 | 228 | 270 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.55m | 8:32PM1.56m | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | 9:49AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.13m | 2:49AM0.11m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 316 | 320 | 377 | 391 | 699 | 1009 | 1326 | 1251 | 1149 | 1106 | 1120 | 1281 | 1237 | 952 | 691 | 626 | 488 | 368 | 350 | 285 | 228 | 270 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 74 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 85 | 73 | 80 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 72 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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