Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
9
1.9
SSW
7
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
2
2
42
21
15
6
352
1660
2646
3748
5025
6755
7058
5523
4106
3030
2343
1667
1273
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44AM1.53m
10:06PM1.43m
10:28AM1.50m
10:51PM1.39m
11:13AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.22m
4:19AM0.24m
4:50PM0.25m
5:04AM0.28m
5:36PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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6:24
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6:22
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7:28
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7:29
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7:30
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 mm
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1
1
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3
4
1
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
20
19
17
12
10
9
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
12
11
Feels °C
17
16
15
9
8
6
8
4
1
2
1
0
0
-1
0
1
3
4
5
6
6
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