Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
157
145
100
92
82
53
58
59
104
101
97
90
90
93
93
150
227
498
733
724
586
552
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:59AM1.30m
3:27PM1.40m
3:46AM1.31m
4:14PM1.42m
4:34AM1.32m
5:00PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.33m
9:42PM0.35m
9:55AM0.31m
10:31PM0.33m
10:43AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
17
18
14
12
10
9
9
12
17
20
16
15
15
14
11
10
10
11
11
9
Feels °C
5
5
7
15
15
12
10
7
6
6
9
15
18
13
12
12
12
9
8
9
9
9
7
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