Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)--
Evening (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)131312121212121818111111111110101414141414131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14718116712712500664747473021355153629996140470268146
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151513141618191715161617171819151313121115202118
Feels °C (?)12111111121517151212121315131310999913191915
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