Waiheke Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° S 175.07° E

Waiheke Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.8
NW
4
0.3
N
7
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
146
67
28
17
9
23
44
14
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
6
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
NNW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00AM2.83m
11:11PM2.68m
11:40AM2.72m
11:52PM2.58m
12:21PM2.61m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.51m
5:26AM0.46m
5:55PM0.60m
6:07AM0.55m
6:42PM0.70m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:35
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7:36
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 mm
2
4
1
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1
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
17
16
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
11
9
7
7
9
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
8
6
7
7
7
5
7
7
9
9
7
5
2
1
1
4
8
11
8
9
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