Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 86 | 140 | 282 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 174 | 116 | 183 | 169 | 139 | 134 | 157 | 135 | 119 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.47m | 11:12PM1.38m | 11:36AM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:09PM0.28m | 5:25AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 99 | 86 | 140 | 282 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 174 | 116 | 183 | 169 | 139 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 71 | 53 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 157 | 135 | 116 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 64 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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