Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.9° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
1.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
1.7
ESE
8
0.2
S
18
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
S
6
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
46
26
20
20
8
7
7
7
146
7
7
422
26
313
277
171
625
1252
1812
2704
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:17AM1.59m
6:45PM1.72m
7:12AM1.59m
7:39PM1.70m
8:06AM1.58m
8:30PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.01m
1:08AM0.02m
1:26PM0.02m
2:01AM0.03m
2:21PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
5
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
6
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
5
5
3
2
1
1
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