Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
7
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
2.2
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
23
23
23
53
52
51
40
52
33
55
150
655
1357
1418
1887
1386
850
807
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:36AM1.71m
9:01PM1.61m
9:29AM1.73m
9:55PM1.61m
10:23AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.05m
3:16AM0.03m
3:52PM0.04m
4:10AM0.03m
4:48PM0.04m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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1
1
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Temp °C
17
20
21
18
15
13
11
12
15
18
17
16
13
10
7
7
11
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
11
16
16
14
11
9
6
6
9
12
11
10
6
4
2
2
5
8
8
9
8
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