Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.6
S
12
2
S
13
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
59
57
25
25
56
57
148
281
412
1258
1589
1525
1258
856
555
687
1335
281
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:31PM1.64m
5:58AM1.56m
6:23PM1.63m
6:50AM1.57m
7:14PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.07m
12:11PM0.08m
00:43AM0.07m
1:05PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
12
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
6
12
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
14
10
7
6
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
4
5
3
9
11
8
9
10
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