Waikawau Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.60° S 175.53° E

Waikawau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waikawau Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.2° 

Waikawau Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waikawau Bay today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waikawau Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
174
156
176
176
160
160
160
125
125
121
105
91
80
74
57
84
88
59
86
117
138
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:28PM1.94m
4:02AM1.80m
4:28PM1.92m
5:03AM1.82m
5:23PM1.91m
5:58AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.30m
10:15AM0.35m
10:54PM0.28m
11:14AM0.36m
11:47PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
1
1
1
2
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
20
19
18
18
16
16
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