Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
15
15
15
25
25
25
15
12
44
39
23
12
28
27
26
25
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16PM1.51m
11:46AM1.58m
00:11AM1.51m
12:43PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.14m
6:07PM0.16m
6:27AM0.13m
7:04PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
10
9
8
12
17
17
14
12
9
9
11
14
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
9
15
15
11
9
6
6
8
10
12
14
13
12
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