Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
27
29
28
25
50
45
39
16
14
12
11
10
9
42
53
49
55
37
83
110
84
148
69
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
5
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
15
ESE
10
E
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
6:02AM1.51m
6:24PM1.52m
6:52AM1.59m
7:16PM1.56m
7:44AM1.66m
8:08PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.17m
12:16PM0.18m
00:39AM0.12m
1:09PM0.13m
1:30AM0.08m
2:03PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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6:07
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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3
1
1
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Temp °C
12
10
9
17
22
26
23
17
16
17
16
18
20
18
11
11
10
10
11
14
17
18
18
14
Feels °C
10
7
6
15
20
23
18
12
12
13
12
13
16
18
7
9
9
9
10
13
13
15
13
10
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