Waihua Surf Break

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.6° C

1.0°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
10
1.3
S
5
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
791
510
388
285
219
212
146
141
101
94
58
37
21
20
19
17
8
77
328
885
1306
1633
2237
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:34PM1.46m
00:54AM1.48m
1:27PM1.43m
1:45AM1.42m
2:17PM1.41m
2:34AM1.38m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.13m
6:44PM0.21m
7:13AM0.18m
7:36PM0.27m
8:01AM0.23m
8:27PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
3
2
3
5
7
5
Temp °C
9
13
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
11
11
9
9
9
7
6
7
11
12
10
10
10
12
12
13
10
5
4
4
4
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1149
791
510
388
285
219
212
146
141
44
94
58
412
542
471
381
298
264
270
235
202
160
275
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.6
S
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
11
20
23
21
101
40
34
37
21
20
19
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
3
1
6
24
39
34
15
18
19
17
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.3
S
5
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
Energy kJ
6
3
5
16
28
38
25
36
80
63
191
691
827
660
77
328
885
1306
1633
2237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
240
240
239
44
19
9
44
55
55
55
119
131
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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