Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 57 | 148 | 281 | 412 | 1258 | 1589 | 1525 | 1258 | 856 | 555 | 687 | 1335 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.64m | 5:58AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.57m | 7:14PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.07m | 12:11PM0.08m | 00:43AM0.07m | 1:05PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 148 | 281 | 412 | 1258 | 1589 | 1525 | 1258 | 856 | 555 | 472 | 418 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 62 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 687 | 1335 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 124 | 85 | 50 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 58 | 0 |
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