Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
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0
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3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
S
15
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
362
573
1606
1756
2587
2582
2536
3213
3942
5839
4596
3865
3404
2854
1517
1259
1053
908
808
663
703
480
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:34AM1.42m
9:55PM1.49m
10:21AM1.45m
10:42PM1.49m
11:10AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
4:17AM0.20m
4:36PM0.22m
5:03AM0.18m
5:27PM0.21m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
8
6
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
6
3
2
2
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
6
3
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