Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihua sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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1
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2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
15
0.6
S
7
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
31
29
24
24
23
23
23
53
52
51
40
38
33
55
150
411
957
755
1837
1584
866
792
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:36AM1.71m
9:01PM1.61m
9:29AM1.73m
9:55PM1.61m
10:23AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.05m
2:57PM0.05m
3:16AM0.03m
3:52PM0.04m
4:10AM0.03m
4:48PM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
17
20
21
18
15
13
11
11
15
18
17
16
13
11
9
7
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
11
15
16
15
11
9
7
6
9
12
11
10
6
4
4
2
6
7
7
9
9
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