Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
1.1
ESE
7
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.3
S
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
107
113
52
47
46
43
85
85
85
85
83
80
80
80
17
23
18
18
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM1.49m
5:18PM1.56m
5:47AM1.51m
6:10PM1.55m
6:38AM1.53m
7:00PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.15m
11:36PM0.12m
11:59AM0.15m
00:27AM0.12m
12:52PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
19
20
22
19
15
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
17
17
19
18
14
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