Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 6 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 485 | 392 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 162 | 150 | 390 | 357 | 380 | 1677 | 2115 | 2849 | 2702 | 2775 | 3106 | 3369 | 3017 | 4445 | 3801 | 3213 | 2626 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.39m | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:34AM1.42m | 9:55PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.23m | 3:02PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 561 | 485 | 392 | 270 | 227 | 184 | 128 | 150 | 390 | 357 | 3 | 1021 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2692 | 2394 | 2053 | 1615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 7 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 85 | 116 | 162 | 98 | 50 | 51 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | E 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 104 | 380 | 1677 | 2115 | 2849 | 2702 | 2775 | 3106 | 3369 | 3017 | 4445 | 3801 | 3213 | 2626 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 40 | 43 | 167 | 167 | 185 | 189 | 189 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 173 | 40 | 35 |
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