Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 101 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:53PM1.43m | 1:12AM1.39m | 1:41PM1.41m | 2:00AM1.35m | 2:29PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.22m | 7:05PM0.29m | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:53PM0.33m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:42PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 112 | 116 | 98 | 102 | 97 | 95 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 101 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 19 | SE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 2 | — | N 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 53 | 44 | 114 | 44 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 70 | 55 | 55 |
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