Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.86° S 173.32° E

Puwheke Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Puwheke Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.7° 

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


Puwheke Beach surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, E swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period, NNW swell with 319 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Puwheke Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Puwheke Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Puwheke Beach in the next 16 days are 2.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4PM (Sat 17th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 4PM (Sat 17th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 15th Oct)6.5ft (2.0m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Puwheke Beach over the next 16 days.


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