Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1017 | 991 | 954 | 906 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 757 | 659 | 650 | 623 | 1810 | 1612 | 1525 | 1307 | 1103 | 498 | 486 | 613 | 540 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.77m | 8:29AM1.60m | 8:56PM1.72m | 9:24AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:26AM-0.01m | 2:43PM0.00m | 3:20AM0.01m | 3:38PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1017 | 991 | 954 | 906 | 871 | 871 | 859 | 757 | 659 | 650 | 623 | 1810 | 1612 | 1525 | 1307 | 1103 | 330 | 282 | 613 | 540 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 24 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 74 | 190 | 190 | 148 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 63 | 60 | 560 | 534 | 526 | 451 | 392 | 386 | 498 | 486 | 277 | 221 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 20 | S 28 | S 26 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 26 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 41 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 342 | 231 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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