Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.7° C
2.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.2
S
16
1.5
S
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
665
807
676
598
676
622
582
724
965
1505
1233
1042
799
750
694
579
486
454
370
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:32PM1.49m
12:03PM1.52m
00:26AM1.49m
12:59PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.21m
5:51AM0.17m
6:20PM0.20m
6:44AM0.15m
7:17PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
5
4
3
4
9
10
8
6
6
6
6
8
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
5
6
4
2
1
-1
1
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
5
9
10
8
6
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