Waihau Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.62° S 177.94° E

Waihau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waihau Bay

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (06 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.3
N
9
2.1
N
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
1218
1469
785
685
1115
943
958
731
583
557
384
294
159
90
64
40
40
29
25
24
15
30
57
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
0
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM1.61m
10:33AM1.46m
11:00PM1.59m
11:17AM1.43m
11:42PM1.58m
12:04PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.39m
4:45PM0.34m
5:22AM0.39m
5:28PM0.36m
6:06AM0.38m
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
3
21
11
6
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
15
13
12
13
12
11
11
13
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
10
11
9
11
15
14
12
11
12
9
7
7
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
N
11
2.3
N
9
2.1
N
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
21
785
685
9
9
958
731
583
557
384
294
159
90
64
40
40
29
25
24
15
28
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
N
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
8
8
8
5
5
8
8
8
9
9
9
57
43
42
25
38
23
23
22
9
4
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
10
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
8
18
8
24
7
3
4
5
14
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
8
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
W
3
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
Energy kJ
704
1218
1469
621
460
1115
943
42
38
13
42
4
4
4
3
4
30
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
307
81
81
81
66
91
91
81
66
66
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
76
76
76
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waihau Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest