Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.7° C
2.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SE
17
0.8
ESE
11
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.9
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
14
1.9
S
7
1.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
6
12
7
14
13
31
47
143
129
159
183
212
350
395
373
397
375
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:41PM1.41m
2:00AM1.35m
2:29PM1.40m
2:48AM1.33m
3:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.33m
8:11AM0.30m
8:42PM0.35m
8:57AM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
7
6
7
9
8
8
6
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
8
8
9
8
7
4
4
5
4
2
3
5
2
2
1
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