Puwheke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.86° S 173.32° E

Puwheke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Puwheke Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

Puwheke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Puwheke Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Puwheke Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Puwheke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
9
8
8
8
10
15
30
71
117
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
NW
0
SW
0
SE
0
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:38PM1.95m
2:01AM2.00m
2:32PM1.95m
2:55AM1.98m
3:35PM1.96m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.52m
7:55AM0.41m
8:21PM0.57m
8:53AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
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