Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
1759
1700
1602
1132
906
704
563
466
362
280
209
157
116
116
83
82
52
33
30
16
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10AM1.52m
9:33PM1.53m
9:59AM1.55m
10:23PM1.52m
10:51AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.17m
3:52AM0.15m
4:19PM0.16m
4:41AM0.14m
5:12PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
11
17
18
14
11
9
8
7
13
18
19
17
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
8
15
16
12
8
6
5
4
9
15
17
13
10
11
12
12
12
13
14
12
10
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