Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 897 | 1302 | 1157 | 721 | 1028 | 996 | 1504 | 2312 | 3250 | 4063 | 4914 | 4048 | 3046 | 2588 | 1386 | 834 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:49AM1.53m | 10:11PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 897 | 784 | 721 | 645 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | 9 | 380 | 430 | 357 | 412 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 406 | 567 | 543 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 39 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 428 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 897 | 1302 | 1157 | 11 | 1028 | 996 | 1504 | 2312 | 3250 | 4063 | 4914 | 4048 | 3046 | 2588 | 1386 | 834 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 140 | 189 | 264 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 173 | 55 | 55 | 173 | 43 | 0 |
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