Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
S
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
714
471
396
359
237
202
178
170
126
129
129
145
120
106
103
81
77
64
47
47
48
14
26
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:16PM1.57m
2:40AM1.53m
3:14PM1.64m
3:40AM1.56m
4:13PM1.70m
4:39AM1.59m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.16m
8:54AM0.09m
9:32PM0.12m
9:53AM0.05m
10:32PM0.08m
10:52AM0.01m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
10
11
8
7
6
6
5
7
13
15
11
9
10
12
11
13
16
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
8
9
6
5
3
3
2
4
10
12
7
6
7
10
8
11
13
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