Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
3
1
3
!
!
!
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1005
902
1118
1642
1877
1744
1444
1016
784
1759
1903
1583
1132
919
704
563
392
305
232
171
127
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:23AM1.49m
8:45PM1.53m
9:10AM1.52m
9:33PM1.53m
9:59AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.17m
3:05AM0.15m
3:28PM0.17m
3:52AM0.15m
4:19PM0.16m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
9
10
8
7
6
7
7
12
17
18
14
11
9
9
9
14
18
20
17
14
Feels °C
4
6
7
6
4
3
4
4
9
15
16
12
9
6
6
6
11
14
16
14
10
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