Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 527 | 555 | 555 | 490 | 520 | 480 | 427 | 402 | 402 | 338 | 352 | 1526 | 3739 | 4135 | 1920 | 2066 | 2806 | 3555 | 4157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.36m | 11:05PM1.45m | 11:33AM1.40m | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.27m | 5:28AM0.23m | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 289 | 334 | 408 | 399 | 482 | 527 | 555 | 555 | 490 | 520 | 480 | 427 | 402 | 402 | 338 | 352 | 292 | 173 | 533 | 363 | — | 544 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 70 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 1526 | 3739 | 4135 | 1920 | 2066 | 2806 | 3555 | 4157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 47 | 119 | 167 | 167 | 173 | 189 |
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