Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
!
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
316
626
301
264
244
232
222
232
202
206
169
166
131
99
142
142
140
138
134
130
120
141
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
3:10AM1.30m
3:35PM1.41m
3:58AM1.33m
4:22PM1.44m
4:46AM1.37m
5:09PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.32m
9:53PM0.31m
10:07AM0.28m
10:40PM0.27m
10:56AM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
8
11
11
9
7
7
6
6
10
14
14
12
10
8
8
8
13
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
0
0
2
6
7
7
4
3
2
3
7
10
9
9
7
5
5
5
10
13
12
11
10
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