Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 750 | 694 | 579 | 560 | 454 | 387 | 380 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 202 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.49m | 12:59PM1.56m | 1:24AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:23AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.15m | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:39AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 799 | 750 | 694 | 579 | 560 | 454 | 387 | 380 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 202 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | S 13 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 208 | 153 | 149 | 102 | 73 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 121 | 120 | 192 | 187 | 2 | 158 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 13 | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 53 | 51 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 |
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