Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
!
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1780
1447
1203
940
817
524
573
415
478
430
430
359
318
237
178
170
129
129
132
145
118
103
101
77
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:19PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
2:16PM1.57m
2:40AM1.53m
3:14PM1.64m
3:40AM1.56m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
8:32PM0.16m
8:54AM0.09m
9:32PM0.12m
9:53AM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
10
10
8
7
6
6
6
8
14
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
8
7
6
4
3
3
3
5
11
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