Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
1106
1274
1281
1237
940
813
617
488
437
350
280
276
260
191
146
141
135
102
102
100
75
80
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:58AM1.60m
9:22PM1.57m
9:49AM1.64m
10:13PM1.57m
10:41AM1.65m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.11m
3:18PM0.11m
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:47
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6:45
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7:14
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Temp °C
8
8
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
14
19
18
14
12
10
8
7
12
18
20
17
15
Feels °C
5
6
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
7
12
17
15
13
11
7
6
4
10
16
18
16
12
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