Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
16
1
S
12
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
153
262
266
612
620
235
319
235
228
224
171
166
157
116
116
114
82
74
50
33
32
27
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:15PM1.43m
00:36AM1.36m
1:02PM1.40m
1:23AM1.33m
1:51PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.26m
6:30PM0.31m
6:48AM0.30m
7:18PM0.34m
7:34AM0.33m
8:06PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
9
13
14
11
9
8
7
7
10
14
17
14
12
13
12
12
14
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
5
4
6
11
11
9
6
6
4
4
7
12
15
10
8
8
8
7
9
10
12
11
8
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