Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 83 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.51m | 11:46AM1.58m | 00:11AM1.51m | 12:43PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.14m | 5:12PM0.16m | 5:33AM0.14m | 6:07PM0.16m | 6:27AM0.13m | 7:04PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 114 | 83 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 19 | — | — | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 124 | 66 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 47 |
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