Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
391
699
1009
1156
1251
1149
1106
1120
1473
1237
954
691
617
480
368
350
280
276
265
202
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
E
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:09AM1.55m
8:32PM1.56m
8:58AM1.60m
9:22PM1.57m
9:49AM1.64m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.13m
2:49AM0.11m
3:18PM0.11m
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:12
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7:13
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7:14
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Temp °C
14
16
16
13
10
9
8
8
12
14
15
14
12
11
11
9
13
18
18
13
11
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
8
7
6
6
10
11
13
13
10
9
9
7
11
15
15
12
10
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