Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
4
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
2805
4562
5431
5195
5098
5025
5121
4382
3632
2769
2177
1724
1283
1304
836
1102
1057
943
678
589
554
459
402
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:24PM1.45m
00:46AM1.48m
1:19PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
2:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
8:32PM0.16m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
8
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
5
6
6
6
6
7
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