Surf Forecasts:
Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period, SSW swell with 634 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls this week:
The surf forecast for Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls in the next 16 days are 0.9m 20s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 22s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 119 | 51 | 81 | 128 | 138 | 165 | 180 | 227 | 208 | 335 | 432 | 634 | 546 | 522 | 498 | 554 | 520 | 468 | 456 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 4:33PM0.72m | 4:26AM0.20m | 5:06PM0.71m | 5:12AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.68m | 6:03AM0.23m | 6:11PM0.64m | 7:01AM0.27m | 6:45PM0.59m | 8:06AM0.32m | 7:21PM0.52m | 9:15AM0.39m | 8:03PM0.44m | 10:23AM0.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.07m | 9:32AM0.01m | 00:34AM0.06m | 10:11AM0.04m | 1:04AM0.05m | 10:53AM0.08m | 1:34AM0.04m | 11:45AM0.13m | 2:03AM0.03m | 12:53PM0.19m | 2:35AM0.02m | 2:25PM0.24m | 3:09AM0.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 |
 | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | 7:06 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 128 | 119 | 48 | 81 | 104 | 138 | 101 | 180 | 227 | 208 | 198 | 432 | 634 | 546 | 522 | 498 | 554 | 520 | 468 | 456 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 37 | 51 | 46 | 128 | 125 | 165 | 99 | 68 | 40 | 335 | 174 | 158 | 183 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WNW 15 | S 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 23 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 55 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 107 | 38 | 32 | 71 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | NW 10 | — | W 9 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 8 | — | NNW 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | — | 15 | 49 | 136 | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 119 | 19 | 0 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 100 | 47 | 0 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 100 |
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