Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
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
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.3
S
16
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
8
8
8
6
7
153
132
113
113
46
85
85
83
83
83
64
62
49
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM1.49m
5:18PM1.56m
5:47AM1.51m
6:10PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.13m
11:04AM0.15m
11:36PM0.12m
11:59AM0.15m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:33
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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7:21
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
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