Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Waihua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihua sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.6
ENE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)121110109999888841111101410999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3251891319281575655372423121054247666665
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.56
5:49AM
1.59
6:17PM
1.64
6:42AM
1.62
7:11PM
1.70
7:36AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.12
12:05PM
0.07
12:35AM
0.07
12:58PM
0.03
1:31AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------3---22-----12-1
Temp. °C201716161616172020171819191717212118151414141418
Feels °C (?)191513131313141718151516161416202017141314141418
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