Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 152 | 301 | 504 | 733 | 879 | 869 | 586 | 546 | 581 | 427 | 324 | 252 | 244 | 192 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.42m | 4:34AM1.32m | 5:00PM1.44m | 5:20AM1.35m | 5:45PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.31m | 10:31PM0.33m | 10:43AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:30AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 152 | 301 | 504 | 733 | 879 | 869 | 586 | 546 | 581 | 427 | 324 | 252 | 244 | 192 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 4 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | W 6 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | S 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | 4 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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