Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.0°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
139
134
157
195
170
107
99
76
58
67
279
363
937
1708
2225
2448
1634
1010
657
544
416
358
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:36AM1.43m
11:58PM1.34m
12:23PM1.40m
00:45AM1.31m
1:11PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.29m
5:55PM0.32m
6:10AM0.33m
6:42PM0.35m
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
14
18
19
16
15
14
14
15
13
12
12
10
10
7
6
5
11
16
17
13
10
Feels °C
8
8
13
17
16
13
10
9
9
10
6
6
8
6
5
4
3
2
9
13
15
12
7
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