Waiheke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° S 175.07° E

Waiheke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SE
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:52PM2.58m
12:21PM2.61m
00:35AM2.49m
1:04PM2.52m
1:19AM2.41m
1:52PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.55m
6:42PM0.70m
6:51AM0.65m
7:33PM0.79m
7:39AM0.75m
8:26PM0.84m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
8
8
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
3
2
3
5
8
9
6
6
5
6
6
7
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
13
11
9
8
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