Waiwakaiho Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.04° S 174.11° E

Waiwakaiho 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiwakaiho sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

Waiwakaiho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 4AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
2
3
3
3
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2452
855
745
678
672
1513
1318
1161
1161
1048
1064
1178
1178
501
508
402
352
468
519
519
519
604
382
382
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:20AM3.20m
12:44PM3.16m
1:02AM3.07m
1:28PM3.03m
1:49AM2.88m
2:19PM2.86m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.05m
6:59PM0.19m
7:20AM0.19m
7:47PM0.35m
8:10AM0.38m
8:44PM0.54m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
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