Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 172 | 107 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 315 | 567 | 1115 | 1525 | 1733 | 2166 | 1659 | 1027 | 573 | 463 | 416 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:23PM1.40m | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:11PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:29PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 8 | 30 | 1733 | 2166 | 1659 | 1027 | 573 | 463 | 416 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 195 | 172 | 107 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 315 | 567 | 1115 | 1525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 131 | 188 | 124 | 124 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
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