Waihua Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is
11.8° C
2.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
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3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1
SE
14
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.8
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
453
373
352
342
336
336
437
424
535
535
535
608
1622
1434
1510
1486
1452
1395
1228
1137
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:16PM1.40m
3:35AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
4:21AM1.33m
4:48PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.32m
9:29PM0.36m
9:44AM0.32m
10:18PM0.35m
10:30AM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
9
8
5
4
3
5
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
3
1
0
-1
1
4
6
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
8
8
8
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