Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.7° C
2.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
1505
1215
1042
799
750
715
579
560
454
370
380
356
313
292
236
227
437
350
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM1.49m
12:59PM1.56m
1:24AM1.51m
1:57PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.20m
6:44AM0.15m
7:17PM0.18m
7:39AM0.13m
8:15PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
5
5
5
8
13
14
12
10
9
9
10
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
3
2
2
1
4
10
10
9
7
6
6
7
10
12
13
11
10
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