Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 150 | 395 | 362 | 672 | 1955 | 2000 | 2854 | 2536 | 2449 | 3159 | 3877 | 3504 | 2962 | 2555 | 3601 | 3035 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.49m | 9:34AM1.42m | 9:55PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 150 | 150 | 395 | 362 | 3 | 1203 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2239 | 1944 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | 74 | 50 | 46 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 100 | 672 | 1955 | 2000 | 2854 | 2536 | 2449 | 3159 | 3877 | 3504 | 2962 | 2555 | 3601 | 3035 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 43 | 167 | 167 | 55 | 55 | 189 | 189 | 55 | 189 | 215 | 173 | 43 | 35 |
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