Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5608 | 5025 | 4649 | 4739 | 4120 | 3468 | 2510 | 2066 | 1625 | 1363 | 1390 | 1156 | 1131 | 646 | 632 | 519 | 612 | 461 | 294 | 294 | 237 | 231 | 202 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | 1:19PM1.51m | 1:42AM1.50m | 2:16PM1.57m | 2:40AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.13m | 8:32PM0.16m | 8:54AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 24 | 1876 | 23 | 22 | 1077 | 920 | 761 | 646 | 632 | 519 | 471 | 461 | 294 | 294 | 237 | 231 | 202 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 69 | 63 | 102 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 95 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 66 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SE 9 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5608 | 5025 | 4649 | 4739 | 4120 | 3468 | 2510 | 2066 | 1625 | 1363 | 1390 | 1156 | 1131 | 183 | — | 74 | 612 | — | 79 | 82 | 62 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 66 | 55 | 53 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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