Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.9° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
172
159
120
105
53
64
40
36
27
27
14
20
20
8
6
5
7
7
7
7
25
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM1.58m
5:51PM1.72m
6:17AM1.59m
6:45PM1.72m
7:12AM1.59m
7:39PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.02m
00:12AM0.04m
12:30PM0.01m
1:08AM0.02m
1:26PM0.02m
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mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
6
5
5
4
1
2
6
4
5
9
9
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
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