Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.2° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
1
S
14
0.9
S
15
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
667
561
485
408
270
227
184
162
150
407
353
539
958
1608
2751
3000
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:27PM1.49m
8:49AM1.39m
9:10PM1.49m
9:34AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.23m
3:02PM0.23m
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
5
9
15
17
13
9
8
8
9
6
6
7
5
5
Feels °C
4
3
2
1
5
12
13
10
6
4
4
5
0
0
0
-3
-3
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