Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 67 | 66 | 153 | 73 | 214 | 67 | 96 | 142 | 227 | 184 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 165 | 413 | 775 | 1373 | 1156 | 774 | 605 | 343 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.65m | 7:25PM1.82m | 7:52AM1.65m | 8:22PM1.80m | 8:49AM1.62m | 9:18PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:50AM-0.02m | 2:07PM-0.04m | 2:47AM-0.02m | 3:04PM-0.02m | 3:44AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 47 | 73 | 73 | 214 | 67 | 96 | 107 | 227 | 184 | 122 | 112 | 114 | 121 | 157 | 155 | 775 | 1373 | 1156 | 774 | 605 | 343 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 17 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 67 | 142 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 165 | 413 | 151 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 62 | 70 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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