Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 53 | 79 | 33 | 22 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 104 | 167 | 128 | 163 | 168 | 177 | 195 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:57AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.80m | 6:55AM1.65m | 7:25PM1.82m | 7:52AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.03m | 12:11PM-0.02m | 00:51AM-0.00m | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:50AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 4 | 48 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 64 | 34 | 163 | 168 | 177 | 195 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 5 | 61 | 39 | 40 | 65 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 15 | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 53 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 167 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 129 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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