Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 1092 | 810 | 766 | 600 | 432 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 286 | 213 | 568 | 1673 | 2140 | 2322 | 1945 | 1579 | 1298 | 1001 | 791 | 701 | 526 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.57m | 9:49PM1.66m | 10:18AM1.54m | 10:41PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.01m | 3:38PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:32PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:24PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1126 | 1092 | 810 | 766 | 600 | 432 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 75 | 109 | 158 | 1673 | 2140 | 2322 | 1945 | 1579 | 1298 | 1001 | 791 | 701 | 526 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | S 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 392 | 386 | 330 | 282 | 273 | 221 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 286 | 139 | 568 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 77 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 172 | 213 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 55 | 47 | 53 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 0 |
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