Waihau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	153	115	124	96	94	86	64	62	88	78	75	46	50	32	27	26	15	13	20	33	57	88	114	137
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	NW	WNW	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				3:35AM1.67m				4:19PM1.73m				4:36AM1.70m				5:19PM1.80m				5:37AM1.74m
Low Tide		9:28PM0.32m				9:56AM0.14m				10:31PM0.28m				10:57AM0.09m				11:33PM0.22m				11:56AM0.04m


	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	4	3	3
Temp °C	11	9	10	9	11	13	13	11	10	9	10	10	11	13	14	11	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14
Feels °C	9	6	7	6	8	11	11	9	8	7	8	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10
kJ	153	115	124	96	94	86	64	62	88	78	75	46	50	32	27	26	15	13	15	27	15	14	14	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	ESE 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	6	6	6	5	3	2	2	13	2	2	2	12	12	12	5	12	10	10	10	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	E 8	N 11	N 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	E 15	E 14	E 13	E 13
kJ	6	6	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	2	5	5	2	5	5	5	5	—	4	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	11	20	33	57	88	114	137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	51	32	32	51	51	51	51	51	51	84	51
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Three Points	Loisell's	Te Araroa	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Te Araroa	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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