
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
714 | 471 | 396 | 359 | 237 | 202 | 178 | 170 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 145 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 14 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.57m | 2:40AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.64m | 3:40AM1.56m | 4:13PM1.70m | 4:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.16m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.12m | 9:53AM0.05m | 10:32PM0.08m | 10:52AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
440 | 471 | 396 | 359 | 237 | 202 | 178 | 170 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 145 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
63 | 102 | 95 | 83 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 92 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 15 |
32 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 79 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
714 | 72 | 92 | 66 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 53 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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