Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
466
423
649
397
371
573
553
338
337
172
113
117
109
121
132
168
159
110
147
93
80
82
67
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:26AM1.56m
4:58PM1.64m
5:22AM1.60m
5:53PM1.72m
6:19AM1.64m
6:49PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.07m
11:14PM0.09m
11:37AM0.03m
00:12AM0.04m
12:33PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
495
466
423
409
38
38
358
345
338
337
33
74
52
68
121
132
168
159
110
147
93
80
82
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
S
16
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
S
17
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
40
40
39
38
45
40
37
36
35
34
5
20
19
19
19
51
18
18
17
16
15
17
17
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
17
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
50
86
79
38
11
20
21
21
50
18
45
19
17
16
7
8
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
40
649
397
371
573
553
172
113
117
109
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
3
1
2
4
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
33
40
66
167
40
33
40
40
40
66
167
167
63
40
33
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waihua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest