Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
2
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
1
S
14
0.9
S
15
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
150
395
362
672
1955
2000
2854
2536
2449
3159
3877
3504
2962
2555
3601
3035
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM1.49m
9:34AM1.42m
9:55PM1.49m
10:21AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
4:17AM0.20m
4:36PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
8
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
8
8
6
Feels °C
7
5
6
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
1
2
3
1
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