Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 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), 8s 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 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
1.1
ENE
6
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
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
42
80
26
26
15
14
24
24
39
37
34
33
19
18
17
16
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NE
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:28PM1.60m
2:57AM1.48m
3:26PM1.59m
3:56AM1.48m
4:23PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.13m
9:09AM0.14m
9:47PM0.13m
10:07AM0.15m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
17
16
11
10
9
8
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
14
8
7
6
6
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
9
11
10
10
11
11
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