Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
3
!
!
!
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
329
319
454
686
660
656
301
270
235
221
227
238
206
206
169
166
131
101
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:47PM1.38m
3:10AM1.30m
3:35PM1.41m
3:58AM1.33m
4:22PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.34m
9:18AM0.32m
9:53PM0.31m
10:07AM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
6
5
4
8
10
11
10
8
7
6
6
10
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
4
3
2
0
-1
2
5
7
8
5
3
2
3
7
10
9
9
7
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