Waihua Surf Break

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.0° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
2
6
6
6
5
4
4
9
9
8
30
29
27
25
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34AM1.34m
8:56PM1.47m
9:17AM1.33m
9:38PM1.46m
10:00AM1.34m
10:20PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.27m
3:22AM0.27m
3:29PM0.27m
4:03AM0.26m
4:12PM0.28m
4:45AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
7
14
15
10
9
11
11
12
13
16
16
12
9
8
7
8
9
10
13
11
9
7
7
6
Feels °C
3
10
11
7
6
7
8
9
9
13
13
10
6
6
5
6
8
9
11
9
6
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
361
320
308
297
281
319
300
282
279
228
186
190
186
140
140
173
177
235
299
281
281
251
293
355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
9
8
30
29
27
25
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
2
4
9
4
3
3
3
3
12
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
5
1
410
400
394
296
416
106
365
502
627
721
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
44
44
9
9
9
9
9
19
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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