Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is

13.4°C

Waihua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihua today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 18	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	33	19	18	17	16	8	8	8	8	91	85	158	85	83	83	43	39	37	31	25	41	68	68
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide	3:56AM1.48m					4:23PM1.57m				4:53AM1.49m				5:18PM1.56m				5:47AM1.51m				6:10PM1.55m
Low Tide				10:07AM0.15m				10:43PM0.13m				11:04AM0.15m				11:36PM0.12m				11:59AM0.15m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
mm	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	17	15	14
Feels °C	12	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	279	268	216	168	160	122	108	89	84	82	85	85	85	83	83	75	75	75	77	77	79	68	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	33	19	18	3	16	8	8	8	8	1	26	56	52	47	46	43	39	37	31	25	41	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 9	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 19	S 10	S 18	NE 8	ENE 8	—	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 6	S 6	S 19	S 19	S 19
kJ	5	5	5	17	5	5	6	6	6	7	2	158	32	23	—	9	9	6	3	3	29	29	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 2	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8
kJ	—	1	2	7	5	3	1	1	—	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	40	53	19	33	50	50	40	40	33	40	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	9	44	44	9	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Waimarama	Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Te Awanga	Te Awanga	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay			Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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