Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 243 | 294 | 358 | 319 | 454 | 645 | 504 | 583 | 301 | 270 | 235 | 262 | 222 | 238 | 197 | 202 | 169 | 137 | 127 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.38m | 3:10AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:58AM1.33m | 4:22PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.32m | 9:53PM0.31m | 10:07AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 285 | 302 | 291 | 318 | 301 | 270 | 235 | 262 | 222 | 238 | 197 | 202 | 169 | 137 | 127 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 35 | 56 | 76 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 243 | 294 | 358 | 319 | 454 | 645 | 504 | 583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 265 | 215 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 35 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 0 |
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