Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.5°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1274
1281
1237
940
691
617
488
437
350
285
284
260
191
146
141
133
100
100
98
75
80
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:58AM1.60m
9:22PM1.57m
9:49AM1.64m
10:13PM1.57m
10:41AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.11m
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:45
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7:13
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7:14
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Temp °C
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
14
19
18
14
12
11
8
7
12
19
21
19
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
8
12
17
15
13
11
9
6
4
10
17
19
17
11
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