Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.9°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
102
96
70
68
68
68
90
90
90
113
138
138
116
200
179
119
82
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
WNW
0
E
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:32AM1.30m
3:54PM1.40m
4:22AM1.36m
4:43PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.31m
9:40AM0.32m
10:13PM0.27m
10:31AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
22
17
14
13
12
11
15
18
16
14
13
14
13
13
21
25
26
23
19
Feels °C
20
17
13
12
11
10
14
16
13
13
12
12
11
10
19
23
25
21
17
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