Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
265
191
146
138
130
100
98
98
75
78
51
72
71
47
45
40
106
121
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.57m
10:41AM1.65m
11:06PM1.56m
11:35AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
5:23AM0.09m
5:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:43
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2
8
2
Temp °C
18
13
12
11
9
8
12
20
22
19
14
11
10
9
13
15
11
9
10
Feels °C
15
12
11
9
7
5
9
18
20
17
12
9
8
7
11
12
7
5
5
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