Waiheke Island surf break

Waiheke Island surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)13133455667777777777744588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33821437813918219322917691372527383736351322517294
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
35
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
N
20
N
10
WSW
10
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
2.96
7:24AM
3.03
7:53PM
3.08
8:13AM
3.08
8:42PM
3.15
9:04AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
0.26
1:43PM
0.12
2:08AM
0.17
2:32PM
0.04
2:58AM
0.14
3:21PM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----1111132--12-1291-12
Temp. °C171717171819191919181717171818171718181617171717
Feels °C (?)141312121314121212111114161715161615141011131112
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