Waiheke Island surf break

Waiheke Island surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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Waiheke Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiheke Island today?

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
13
15
19
50
17
20
62
71
18
24
23
30
70
79
36
105
96
112
145
103
105
137
151
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM2.95m
11:03PM3.10m
11:30AM2.89m
11:57PM3.02m
12:26PM2.82m
00:53AM2.93m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.09m
5:30AM0.28m
5:44PM0.22m
6:28AM0.36m
6:41PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
13
14
13
13
12
13
11
13
11
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
17
20
6
2
1
1
36
43
103
105
137
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
8
17
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.5
ENE
3
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
44
13
15
19
50
10
6
62
71
18
24
23
30
70
79
7
105
96
112
145
11
11
5
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
57
57
117
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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