Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 148 | 278 | 333 | 1568 | 1689 | 1545 | 1209 | 779 | 572 | 547 | 178 | 318 | 646 | 683 | 562 | 441 | 396 | 390 | 397 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.57m | 7:14PM1.61m | 7:40AM1.57m | 8:03PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.08m | 00:43AM0.07m | 1:05PM0.09m | 1:33AM0.08m | 1:57PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 66 | 74 | 114 | 1568 | 1689 | 1545 | 1209 | 779 | 572 | 3 | 100 | 318 | 646 | 683 | 562 | 441 | 396 | 390 | 397 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 18 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 148 | 278 | 333 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 10 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 17 | 120 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 547 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 173 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 0 |
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