Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 454 | 370 | 380 | 356 | 313 | 308 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 206 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:23AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:39AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 560 | 454 | 370 | 380 | 356 | 313 | 308 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 206 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 13 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 121 | 120 | 192 | 187 | 110 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 40 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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