Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 352 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 437 | 424 | 535 | 535 | 547 | 1674 | 1572 | 1650 | 1568 | 1534 | 1475 | 1395 | 1319 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.40m | 3:35AM1.33m | 4:02PM1.42m | 4:21AM1.33m | 4:48PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.36m | 9:44AM0.32m | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 212 | 352 | 342 | 202 | 181 | 181 | 186 | 212 | 535 | 535 | 1674 | 1572 | 1650 | 1568 | 1534 | 1475 | 1395 | 1319 | 1137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 373 | 4 | 19 | 336 | 336 | 437 | 424 | 535 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 323 | 245 | 232 | 310 | 307 | 346 | 299 | 387 | 412 | 547 | 725 | 613 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 66 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 0 |
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