Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.2° 

Waihua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waihua today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 22s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
15
1.3
SE
15
1.3
SE
14
1.3
SE
14
1.3
SE
14
1.3
S
23
1.3
S
22
1.3
S
21
1.2
S
20
1.2
S
20
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1
S
18
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
1.2
S
15
0.9
S
19
1
S
19
1.5
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.8
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
859
757
659
650
623
1810
1627
1525
1126
1092
810
766
606
432
412
417
567
666
561
707
1673
2140
2346
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29AM1.60m
8:56PM1.72m
9:24AM1.57m
9:49PM1.66m
10:18AM1.54m
Low Tide
2:26AM-0.01m
2:43PM0.00m
3:20AM0.01m
3:38PM0.05m
4:12AM0.05m
4:32PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
7
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
9
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
3
5
10
11
9
7
6
4
4
6
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
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