Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1251 | 1149 | 1106 | 1274 | 1473 | 1237 | 954 | 691 | 617 | 573 | 446 | 350 | 289 | 341 | 265 | 191 | 184 | 141 | 138 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | 9:49AM1.64m | 10:13PM1.57m | 10:41AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.11m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1251 | 1149 | 1106 | 1274 | 1473 | 1237 | 954 | 691 | 617 | 573 | 446 | 350 | 289 | 341 | 265 | 191 | 184 | 141 | 138 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 73 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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