Waihau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Evening (24 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 12	E 15	E 14	E 14	NW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	8	8	6	6	5	14	24	44	53	55	51	43	39	22	67	78	81	59	40	29	35	73
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide			5:32AM1.49m				5:49PM1.60m				6:21AM1.59m				6:36PM1.67m					7:09AM1.69m				7:23PM1.73m
Low Tide	11:21PM0.34m				11:38AM0.37m				00:09AM0.26m				12:29PM0.31m				00:56AM0.17m					1:19PM0.24m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	17	17	17	15	13	13	13	12	15	17	17	16	14	13	12	12	15	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	12	11	11	15	14	15	13	11	12	10	9	11	13	14	14	13	10	9	8	11	12	12	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 8	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 5	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	8	8	8	8	3	3	4	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	15	11	11	10	10	10	2	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 11
kJ	4	4	4	6	6	6	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 12	NE 12	SE 10	SE 10	E 15	NE 12	NE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	N 12	N 12	NE 11	N 10	N 11	N 12	N 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10
kJ	—	6	6	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	5	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	10	24	44	53	55	51	43	39	22	67	78	81	59	40	29	35	73
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	76	76	76	76
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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