Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
15
14
24
24
39
37
34
33
33
18
17
16
9
8
8
7
7
26
56
50
47
45
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:57AM1.48m
3:26PM1.59m
3:56AM1.48m
4:23PM1.57m
4:53AM1.49m
5:18PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.14m
9:47PM0.13m
10:07AM0.15m
10:43PM0.13m
11:04AM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
8
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
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