Waiheke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° S 175.07° E

Waiheke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
7
3
3
6
7
8
13
9
9
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
ESE
30
S
35
S
40
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:33AM3.09m
9:51PM3.18m
10:20AM3.04m
10:36PM3.07m
11:05AM2.95m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.13m
4:13AM0.19m
4:26PM0.26m
4:56AM0.28m
5:12PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
4
7
5
3
Temp °C
13
14
13
11
8
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
7
1
1
-2
0
0
4
4
3
1
3
2
3
3
5
7
4
4
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