Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 58 | 58 | 310 | 610 | 1209 | 1769 | 4579 | 2132 | 1783 | 1010 | 634 | 454 | 399 | 268 | 190 | 149 | 119 | 85 | 81 | 134 | 263 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.40m | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:11PM1.38m | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 30 | 1914 | 2132 | 1783 | 1010 | 634 | 454 | 399 | 268 | 190 | 149 | 119 | 85 | 81 | 9 | 23 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SSE 9 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 34 | 310 | 610 | 1209 | 1769 | 4579 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 134 | 263 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 376 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 40 | 0 |
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