Waihua Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waihua

Issued: 11 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
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6
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
2.4
S
7
3
S
9
1.7
S
21
4.5
S
15
5
S
18
5.5
S
18
5.5
S
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
12
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
78
56
62
55
47
602
1469
2631
9077
16764
20952
19312
22808
14120
5546
3993
2698
4220
2739
1739
1423
989
853
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.30m
11:33PM1.42m
12:00PM1.33m
00:20AM1.43m
12:50PM1.37m
1:11AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.31m
5:58AM0.27m
6:10PM0.29m
6:43AM0.24m
7:01PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
16
18
13
12
11
9
8
8
12
13
11
10
10
8
10
12
13
14
12
11
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
13
16
9
9
4
4
3
3
4
5
3
3
4
3
5
7
9
11
10
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
13
2.3
S
9
1.7
S
21
1.9
S
22
5
S
17
4
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
133
78
56
38
26
24
7
805
2631
3432
13098
8174
5546
3993
2698
1935
1718
784
1219
989
853
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.8
S
20
1.5
S
22
1.6
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
6
34
33
62
55
47
2
536
2106
797
333
497
205
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
6
6
12
2
7
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
2.4
S
7
3
S
9
2.5
S
11
4.5
S
15
5
S
18
5.5
S
18
5.5
S
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
3.5
S
14
3
S
12
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
602
1469
1828
9077
16764
20952
19312
22808
14120
4220
2739
1739
1423
799
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
2
5
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
65
0
119
40
40
33
189
189
189
167
40
40
55
55
40
53
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
7
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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