Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
301
264
244
268
243
238
202
206
169
137
131
99
142
142
140
138
134
130
122
172
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
0
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
E
10
E
5
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM1.41m
3:58AM1.33m
4:22PM1.44m
4:46AM1.37m
5:09PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.32m
9:53PM0.31m
10:07AM0.28m
10:40PM0.27m
10:56AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
9
7
7
6
6
10
14
14
12
10
8
7
7
12
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
2
5
7
7
4
4
2
3
7
10
9
9
7
5
4
4
9
13
12
11
9
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