Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
72
76
62
45
40
83
115
154
432
396
271
249
581
404
320
314
297
370
363
356
313
308
250
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM1.56m
11:35AM1.65m
00:02AM1.54m
12:31PM1.64m
00:59AM1.51m
1:29PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.09m
5:58PM0.10m
6:17AM0.10m
6:54PM0.12m
7:13AM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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7:15
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7:16
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6
5
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
9
8
13
14
12
10
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
6
9
12
13
12
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
11
12
8
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
5
4
3
7
8
9
8
6
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