Waihau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	95	92	65	55	33	32	25	22	22	22	33	31	68	67	63	240	307	317	376	397	475	463	451	422
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	W	W	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide	6:17PM1.87m				6:36AM1.78m				7:14PM1.92m				7:33AM1.79m				8:08PM1.95m				8:29AM1.79m
Low Tide			00:34AM0.16m				12:54PM0.00m				1:32AM0.11m				1:50PM-0.02m				2:28AM0.07m				2:44PM-0.01m


	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	11	11	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	12	14	12	11	10	11	13	13	11
Feels °C	12	12	11	9	8	10	11	9	10	9	9	8	9	10	10	8	10	8	7	6	9	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 4	NW 5	NW 4	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	20	92	65	55	33	32	25	17	15	15	7	5	7	67	63	240	307	317	376	397	475	463	451	422
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	NE 10	ESE 17	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	12	20	45	41	23	23	22	22	22	22	33	31	68	4	59	4	4	4	4	4	42	27	20	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 12	NE 11	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 20	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	12	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	18	9	9	19	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	—	—	—	WSW 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 5	W 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	95	—	—	—	5	9	13	11	10	16	15	11	11	18	19	19	28	40	41	50	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hawai River East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	48	0	0	0	39	33	162	66	33	32	32	32	32	51	51	32	32	32	32	32	0	32	32	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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