Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 610 | 627 | 555 | 555 | 510 | 510 | 457 | 402 | 410 | 410 | 470 | 3354 | 5239 | 5282 | 4530 | 4162 | 4417 | 3839 | 3251 | 2648 | 1338 | 1855 | 1631 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.45m | 11:33AM1.40m | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | 1:19PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.23m | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 482 | 610 | 627 | 555 | 555 | 510 | 510 | 457 | 402 | 410 | 410 | 338 | 477 | 384 | — | 381 | — | 38 | 72 | 67 | 61 | 1338 | 1498 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 67 | 82 | 119 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 89 | — | — | 470 | 3354 | 5239 | 5282 | 4530 | 4162 | 4417 | 3839 | 3251 | 2648 | 916 | 1855 | 1631 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 53 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 70 | 124 | 167 | 127 | 188 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 173 | 228 | 167 | 55 |
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