Waiheke Island surf break

Waiheke Island surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
22.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiheke Island today?

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.8
NNE
1.5
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)999994945789999999999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362316293238178471655010634628918412710681606041412627171717
Wind
(km/h)
45
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
35
E
40
ENE
30
E
45
E
35
NE
40
NNE
35
N
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
2.70
9:47AM
2.90
10:04PM
2.76
10:29AM
2.94
10:48PM
2.79
11:11AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.44
4:09PM
0.52
4:19AM
0.40
4:51PM
0.47
4:59AM
0.40
5:33PM
0.44
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
21215813619341341-----------1
Temp. °C192020192020212122222322212223212020191921222220
Feels °C (?)121315131616191619192120171819171718161618181815
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