Waihua Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waihua

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
14.7° C

Normal 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 (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (09 Jun)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
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)
1
0
1
0
0
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3
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3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
9
1.6
S
21
4
S
14
5
S
17
5.5
S
18
5.5
S
18
4.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
62
55
47
585
769
2335
7309
15589
20869
18214
12872
13944
11248
3993
2846
4037
2759
1885
1379
1008
870
761
690
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:33PM1.42m
12:00PM1.33m
00:20AM1.43m
12:50PM1.37m
1:11AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.31m
5:58AM0.27m
6:10PM0.29m
6:43AM0.24m
7:01PM0.27m
7:32AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
13
13
10
9
8
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
11
12
14
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
Feels °C
16
9
10
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
2
3
4
3
6
8
11
10
8
7
5
5
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.8
S
20
1.6
S
21
1.7
S
22
4
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
56
39
26
24
7
536
2335
2781
8008
5546
3993
2846
1978
1747
1459
1253
1008
870
761
690
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
10
1.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
Energy kJ
33
62
55
47
7
2
1032
219
277
195
26
234
288
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
6
12
2
7
2
85
135
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
SW
3
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
4
S
14
5
S
17
5.5
S
18
5.5
S
18
4.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
2
585
769
1461
7309
15589
20869
18214
12872
13944
11248
4037
2759
1885
1379
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
5
1
2
5
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
47
0
129
140
35
33
189
189
189
228
55
40
35
43
55
53
40
35
35
35
0
0
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
9
6
6
5
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
5
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
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