Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 90 | 63 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 104 | 97 | 148 | 325 | 377 | 451 | 569 | 784 | 871 | 928 | 980 | 957 | 1100 | 1179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:14PM1.51m | 7:37AM1.45m | 7:59PM1.52m | 8:23AM1.49m | 8:45PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.22m | 1:04PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | 2:19AM0.17m | 2:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 91 | 90 | 63 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 97 | 102 | 325 | 377 | 451 | 569 | 784 | 871 | 928 | 8 | 957 | 1100 | 1179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 8 | S 17 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 104 | 22 | 148 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | S 14 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 3 | ENE 9 | WNW 4 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 980 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 58 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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