
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
208 | 225 | 318 | 533 | 901 | 1051 | 1401 | 1153 | 841 | 628 | 488 | 452 | 416 | 388 | 356 | 340 | 255 | 235 | 180 | 171 | 151 | 114 | 110 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.45m | 5:39AM1.36m | 6:05PM1.47m | 6:24AM1.36m | 6:49PM1.48m | 7:08AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.29m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:35PM0.28m | 1:10AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
358 | 336 | 318 | 318 | 360 | 505 | 481 | 460 | 397 | 370 | 387 | 394 | 370 | 312 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 258 | 320 | 359 | 302 | 291 | 222 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
25 | 62 | 178 | 533 | 901 | 1051 | 1401 | 1153 | 841 | 628 | 488 | 452 | 416 | 388 | 356 | 340 | 255 | 235 | 180 | 171 | 151 | 114 | 110 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | S 7 | S 19 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
24 | 41 | 22 | 2 | — | 123 | 1070 | — | 52 | 27 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 55 | 53 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
208 | 225 | 238 | 163 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 167 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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