Waiheke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° S 175.07° E

Waiheke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 11AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
64
57
55
54
51
33
30
19
20
12
15
7
7
7
8
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
E
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
20
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:55AM2.63m
00:09AM2.54m
12:40PM2.50m
00:55AM2.43m
1:32PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.56m
6:14PM0.72m
6:29AM0.69m
7:07PM0.83m
7:18AM0.80m
8:02PM0.91m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
5
6
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
12
11
5
6
7
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
2
2
4
3
4
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