Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.3°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
15
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
249
669
446
370
363
308
387
387
373
387
359
236
214
173
131
135
90
65
52
146
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
SW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
12:31PM1.64m
00:59AM1.51m
1:29PM1.62m
1:58AM1.49m
2:28PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.12m
7:13AM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
8:11AM0.13m
8:50PM0.13m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
11
13
12
11
9
8
7
7
11
16
17
15
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
9
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
10
13
13
12
9
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