Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 1.3m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
14
1.3
S
23
1.3
S
22
1.4
S
21
1.2
S
20
1.2
S
20
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1
S
18
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
0.7
S
15
1
S
19
1.5
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.8
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
1810
1627
1763
1126
1092
810
766
606
432
412
412
508
648
216
700
1673
2140
2346
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:56PM1.72m
9:24AM1.57m
9:49PM1.66m
10:18AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.01m
3:38PM0.05m
4:12AM0.05m
4:32PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
8
7
6
5
4
6
11
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
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