Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.5° C
2.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
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)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
111
111
109
94
101
129
425
211
239
186
186
286
181
166
147
149
129
160
132
211
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
N
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:56PM1.64m
3:22AM1.54m
3:56PM1.68m
4:22AM1.56m
4:54PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.10m
9:15PM0.13m
9:35AM0.07m
10:15PM0.10m
10:34AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
16
16
13
11
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
13
16
12
10
Feels °C
7
14
13
11
8
6
5
6
7
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
7
10
13
9
8
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