Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
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3
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2536
2655
2926
3749
3388
4445
2324
3347
2807
2973
1302
1132
908
808
567
703
610
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:55PM1.49m
10:21AM1.45m
10:42PM1.49m
11:10AM1.48m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.20m
4:36PM0.22m
5:03AM0.18m
5:27PM0.21m
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part cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
4
4
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
5
6
3
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