Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 249 | 293 | 299 | 251 | 202 | 175 | 280 | 297 | 326 | 469 | 435 | 477 | 831 | 1156 | 1311 | 1236 | 1149 | 1120 | 1106 | 1193 | 1206 | 977 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.49m | 7:44PM1.53m | 8:09AM1.55m | 8:32PM1.56m | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.17m | 1:36PM0.17m | 2:01AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.13m | 2:49AM0.11m | 3:18PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 202 | 249 | 293 | 299 | 251 | 202 | 175 | 280 | 297 | 326 | 469 | 435 | 477 | 831 | 1156 | 1311 | 1236 | 1149 | 1120 | 1106 | 1193 | 1206 | 977 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 166 | 163 | 161 | 132 | 134 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 77 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | 522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
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