Surf Forecasts:
Waiwakaiho surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 11,329 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waiwakaiho this week:
The surf forecast for Waiwakaiho over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waiwakaiho in the next 16 days are 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waiwakaiho over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 1901 | 1591 | 1376 | 1364 | 1432 | 3560 | 1413 | 6438 | 8151 | 10702 | 7538 | 5259 | 3665 | 1842 | 1127 | 1691 | 1580 | 6058 | 2777 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:38AM2.47m | 2:08PM2.44m | 2:31AM2.28m | 3:12PM2.29m | 3:45AM2.15m | 4:36PM2.23m | 5:14AM2.15m | 5:57PM2.31m | 6:27AM2.27m | 6:56PM2.48m | 7:20AM2.46m | 7:41PM2.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.78m | 7:58AM0.81m | 8:32PM0.98m | 8:56AM0.99m | 9:41PM1.11m | 10:11AM1.07m | 11:03PM1.12m | 11:30AM1.03m | 00:15AM1.00m | 12:34PM0.89m | 1:09AM0.81m | 1:24PM0.70m | 1:52AM0.59m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 854 | 1901 | 855 | 1376 | 979 | 1432 | — | 1413 | — | — | 10702 | 7538 | 5259 | — | 1842 | — | 1691 | 1580 | — | 2777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 437 | 1591 | 22 | 1364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 926 | — | — | 919 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 103 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 424 | — | — | 842 | — | 675 | 3560 | 822 | 6438 | 8151 | — | — | — | 3665 | — | 1127 | — | 1333 | 6058 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 108 | 244 | 244 | 262 | 328 | 88 | 178 | 244 | 247 | 108 | 244 | 11 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
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