Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 109 | 94 | 101 | 129 | 380 | 301 | 239 | 226 | 183 | 292 | 225 | 227 | 211 | 179 | 165 | 147 | 287 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:56PM1.68m | 4:22AM1.56m | 4:54PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.10m | 10:34AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 109 | 94 | 75 | 129 | 380 | 276 | 135 | 99 | 183 | 292 | 225 | 227 | 211 | 179 | 165 | 147 | 287 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 40 | 62 | 101 | 65 | 6 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 72 | 164 | 16 | 85 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 235 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 50 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 |
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