Waiheke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° S 175.07° E

Waiheke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Waiheke Island today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Waiheke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
42
35
39
42
42
86
68
52
54
36
22
23
21
32
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
9
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM2.76m
8:02PM2.93m
8:22AM2.85m
8:43PM2.98m
9:04AM2.91m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.57m
1:57PM0.45m
2:22AM0.46m
2:36PM0.39m
3:02AM0.38m
3:16PM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
3
3
6
7
14
5
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
11
9
8
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
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