Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.7°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
1.1
S
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
90
93
94
152
301
504
606
742
898
1073
812
596
430
334
314
248
244
192
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14PM1.42m
4:34AM1.32m
5:00PM1.44m
5:20AM1.35m
5:45PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.33m
10:43AM0.29m
11:18PM0.30m
11:30AM0.26m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
18
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
14
12
11
11
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