Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
!
1
!
2
3
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
10
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
13
3
SSW
13
1.9
S
12
2.5
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
18
16
104
152
149
577
556
444
660
3049
1074
2120
948
1074
1407
1592
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
7:14PM1.51m
7:37AM1.45m
7:59PM1.52m
8:23AM1.49m
8:45PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.19m
1:51PM0.19m
2:19AM0.17m
2:39PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
15
13
12
12
11
14
17
18
15
13
10
11
9
7
8
10
9
7
Feels °C
15
12
9
8
9
8
9
12
13
10
8
5
7
4
3
6
7
7
4
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