Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
5
1.5
S
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
13
28
27
26
25
24
6
6
9
7
32
222
533
812
782
660
574
614
547
674
581
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:11AM1.51m
12:43PM1.60m
1:10AM1.50m
1:42PM1.61m
2:09AM1.50m
2:41PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.13m
7:04PM0.16m
7:24AM0.13m
8:02PM0.15m
8:22AM0.12m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
5
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
15
17
18
16
15
16
16
16
16
14
11
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
8
8
12
13
15
12
11
13
13
14
14
12
7
7
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
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