Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 443 | 412 | 370 | 313 | 223 | 524 | 997 | 1308 | 1773 |
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 | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.72m | 7:12AM1.59m | 7:39PM1.70m | 8:06AM1.58m | 8:30PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.02m | 1:26PM0.02m | 2:01AM0.03m | 2:21PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 482 | 493 | 442 | 483 | 450 | 443 | 412 | 370 | 313 | 223 | 190 | 172 | 144 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | SE 15 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 64 | 60 | — | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 18 | E 11 | — | — | S 22 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 66 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 173 | 261 | 332 | 439 | 612 | 612 | 724 | 787 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 106 | 524 | 997 | 1308 | 1773 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 9 | 124 | 124 | 76 | 70 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 124 | 124 | 131 | 131 | 140 |
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