Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.6° C
2.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
380
356
313
292
251
227
437
350
237
206
158
146
140
140
109
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:24AM1.51m
1:57PM1.60m
2:23AM1.52m
2:56PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.18m
7:39AM0.13m
8:15PM0.16m
8:36AM0.10m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
12
16
16
13
11
11
9
8
10
15
16
12
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
9
13
13
10
9
9
7
6
8
13
13
11
8
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