Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1237
954
691
617
488
437
350
285
341
265
191
184
141
133
100
100
98
75
80
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:22PM1.57m
9:49AM1.64m
10:13PM1.57m
10:41AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
10
14
19
18
13
12
11
8
7
12
19
21
19
14
Feels °C
11
13
10
9
9
8
12
17
15
12
11
9
6
4
9
18
20
17
12
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