Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.7° C
2.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
4
4
3
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.3
SE
18
0.3
SE
17
0.7
ESE
11
0.5
SE
16
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.9
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
13
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
14
13
49
47
111
129
168
261
488
470
341
373
352
418
418
364
567
906
1279
826
1935
1869
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM1.35m
2:29PM1.40m
2:48AM1.33m
3:16PM1.40m
3:35AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.30m
8:42PM0.35m
8:57AM0.32m
9:29PM0.36m
9:44AM0.32m
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cloud
rain showers
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
6
7
10
9
8
6
4
4
4
7
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
7
4
3
2
3
2
3
5
3
2
1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
4
4
3
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