Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
3
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
490
413
382
1351
3550
4940
4995
4986
4505
4354
5665
4961
3822
2500
1914
1760
988
1642
1365
1055
869
825
757
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:53PM1.46m
12:24PM1.45m
00:46AM1.48m
1:19PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.26m
6:15AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
2
3
2
6
7
4
5
8
7
5
10
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
10
6
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
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