Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
12.3°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.9
S
15
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
285
341
265
191
146
141
133
100
98
100
75
80
52
72
71
47
45
362
126
121
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:49AM1.64m
10:13PM1.57m
10:41AM1.65m
11:06PM1.56m
11:35AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
5:23AM0.09m
5:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:47
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6:43
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3
10
2
Temp °C
14
19
18
13
12
11
9
7
12
19
22
19
14
11
10
9
13
15
11
9
9
Feels °C
12
17
15
12
10
9
7
4
9
17
20
17
12
9
8
7
11
12
7
5
4
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