Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
12
2
9
9
9
8
10
9
3
3
19
0
0
1
1
0
0
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:26AM1.54m
7:48PM1.52m
8:13AM1.55m
8:35PM1.49m
8:59AM1.55m
9:21PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.13m
1:42PM0.16m
2:03AM0.15m
2:31PM0.17m
2:49AM0.17m
3:18PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
14
12
12
16
19
18
17
15
13
13
14
20
23
26
22
19
17
18
16
21
25
25
21
19
Feels °C
13
11
11
15
17
16
17
14
12
12
13
19
22
23
19
17
16
16
14
18
23
21
19
17
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