Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
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)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.7
S
6
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
67
57
44
44
27
30
67
66
64
68
59
57
25
25
38
58
152
281
338
835
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
0
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
0
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM1.64m
5:04AM1.54m
5:31PM1.64m
5:58AM1.56m
6:23PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.09m
10:57PM0.09m
11:16AM0.08m
11:51PM0.07m
12:11PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
15
16
13
12
10
9
9
9
11
15
12
9
8
8
7
10
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
9
12
14
11
11
7
6
6
7
10
13
11
6
5
5
5
7
8
9
8
6
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