Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 535 | 546 | 535 | 581 | 1622 | 1535 | 1559 | 1471 | 1387 | 1326 | 1228 | 1137 | 1053 | 1053 | 946 | 784 | 736 | 772 | 706 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.42m | 4:21AM1.33m | 4:48PM1.43m | 5:07AM1.34m | 5:34PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.32m | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.31m | 11:05PM0.34m | 11:17AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 186 | 212 | 359 | 535 | 581 | 1622 | 1535 | 1559 | 1471 | 1387 | 1326 | 1228 | 1137 | 1053 | 1053 | 946 | 784 | 736 | 772 | 706 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 486 | 535 | 535 | — | — | 822 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | SSW 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 36 | — | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 387 | 346 | 546 | 494 | 424 | 574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 66 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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