Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 237 | 206 | 147 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 129 | 322 | 211 | 339 | 222 | 222 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:56PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 350 | 237 | 206 | 147 | 146 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 103 | 75 | 86 | 322 | 152 | 339 | 167 | 222 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 63 | 101 | 129 | 6 | 211 | 115 | 222 | 109 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 7 | S 16 | — | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 4 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 190 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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