Waihau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is

14.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (10 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 10			Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 13	NE 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 14	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	WNW 6	NE 13	WNW 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	33	27	54	47	44	44	59	61	62	46	44	39	31	92	61	64	61	61	61
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	SW	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:44PM1.79m					6:09AM1.70m				6:36PM1.82m				7:01AM1.74m				7:24PM1.83m
Low Tide					00:03AM0.17m				12:21PM0.13m				00:55AM0.11m				1:13PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—
	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	15	14	13	13	11	11	10	13	14	14	13	11
Feels °C	9	11	12	12	11	10	11	14	12	10	8	5	7	6	11	11	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NE 9	NE 9	NW 6	ENE 9	WNW 6	W 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5
kJ	33	24	16	14	22	13	10	12	13	39	39	25	31	92	94	64	51	37	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	W 5	NE 10	NE 9	NE 13	NE 9	NE 9	NE 14	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	28	27	54	11	44	42	59	37	38	46	44	39	27	29	28	61	61	61	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 13	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 13	NNE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	6	6	4	47	17	44	27	61	62	15	14	27	14	44	61	18	18	13	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	WNW 4	NW 4	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	SE 3	—	NW 5	WNW 4	WSW 5	W 6	SW 5	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 2
kJ	9	7	14	—	—	1	1	1	—	13	21	108	125	14	—	—	—	4	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Motu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	51	51	32	9	0	0	0	0	66	33	34	51	40	32	0	0	0	33
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Te Araroa	Waiapu River	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Papatea Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Tokomaru Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fairway Reef Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	6	7	7	5	1	2	1	4	5	1	1
Header Global	Kaka Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5

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