Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1850 | 1392 | 878 | 530 | 391 | 351 | 280 | 208 | 133 | 107 | 87 | 62 | 35 | 164 | 315 | 215 | 181 | 157 | 173 | 206 | 287 | 391 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:11PM1.38m | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:22AM1.28m | 2:47PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:30AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1850 | 1392 | 878 | 530 | 391 | 351 | 280 | 208 | 133 | 107 | 87 | 62 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 215 | 181 | 157 | 20 | 18 | 53 | 49 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 315 | — | — | — | 173 | 206 | 287 | 391 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 75 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 189 | 265 | 167 | 33 |
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