Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Issued: 12 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 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 19	S 19
Wave Graph
kJ	34	33	19	18	17	16	8	8	8	6	7	26	158	52	47	46	43	39	37	55	46	41	29	28
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	12	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	12	10	10	10	11	13	12	11	10	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	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 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 12	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	282	279	268	257	207	160	122	108	89	82	79	79	82	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	41	105	111
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 19	S 11	S 11
kJ	34	33	19	18	17	16	8	8	8	6	1	26	56	52	47	46	43	39	37	55	46	29	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 4	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 19	S 8	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	—	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 18	S 18	—	S 19	S 19
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	2	5	6	6	6	7	1	158	16	15	—	9	9	6	25	25	—	29	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	ESE 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	4	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	—	79	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	33	33	40	53	33	47	19	50	40	40	40	40	33	33	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	44	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Haumoana River Mouth	Aropaonui	Waimarama	Waimarama	Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Aropaonui	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth			Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Weld Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River 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	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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