Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
940
625
524
573
415
478
430
393
276
237
211
178
170
129
129
129
148
120
103
101
79
65
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42AM1.50m
2:16PM1.57m
2:40AM1.53m
3:14PM1.64m
3:40AM1.56m
4:13PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
8:32PM0.16m
8:54AM0.09m
9:32PM0.12m
9:53AM0.05m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
13
15
11
Feels °C
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
7
8
6
5
3
3
3
4
10
12
8
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