Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 282 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 174 | 116 | 183 | 205 | 169 | 134 | 157 | 197 | 170 | 106 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 212 | 409 | 1109 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.47m | 11:12PM1.38m | 11:36AM1.43m | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:23PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:09PM0.28m | 5:25AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 282 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 174 | 116 | 183 | 205 | 169 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 28 | 65 | 112 | 157 | 197 | 170 | 106 | 65 | 56 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 19 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 212 | 409 | 1109 | 1492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 325 | 142 | 40 | 124 | 40 |
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