Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
!
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
2
S
7
1.6
S
8
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
63
50
91
130
261
131
121
138
434
287
439
419
670
702
691
582
691
671
331
311
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
20
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:59PM1.38m
2:22AM1.28m
2:47PM1.38m
3:10AM1.30m
3:35PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
8:30AM0.34m
9:05PM0.34m
9:18AM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
20
19
10
9
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
8
5
4
4
8
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
13
19
18
6
7
5
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
-1
-1
3
6
7
8
5
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