Waihua Surf Forecast

/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 17.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (17 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	11s

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

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	Sunday 16			Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	NE	NE	S	E	E	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	9	8	5	5	7	5	6	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	8	21	22	26	22	38	17	4	37	116	21	32	30	15	15	14	14	6	6	6	6	2	2	2
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	N	N	N	N	NE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)						4:10AM 1.38				4:28PM 1.39				4:57AM 1.39				5:14PM 1.37				5:42AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)			9:56PM 0.24					10:18AM 0.31				10:43PM 0.26				11:07AM 0.32				11:27PM 0.27				11:55AM 0.31

	Sunday 16			Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-
Sunset	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	1	-	1	-
Temp. °C	16	17	14	11	11	11	18	22	24	24	17	14	14	16	21	22	22	22	17	17	17	18	19	24
Feels °C (?)	13	15	13	9	9	9	16	19	21	21	15	12	12	15	19	21	21	21	17	18	18	19	20	24

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