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Waihua Surf Photo: 'Tiny south swell' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihua sea temperature is

13.7° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross	3 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	SSW	SE
	10 s	cross	10 s	17 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross	5 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	NE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	NE
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	ENE
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	ENE
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WNW	E	S
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waihua around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 9 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.8 ft). Range 1.95m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Waihua Surf Photo: 'Tiny south swell' by Rob Davies

Waihua is a good indicator spot for more exposed places further up highway 2, places like Black's Reef which was about waist to shoulder high and surfable at the time of this image. Waihua can gave ok waves too.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:05 am 29 Mar 2015