Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 May 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (25 May)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
742
725
675
724
602
462
430
411
414
329
309
299
294
228
232
169
209
230
869
2196
2400
1830
1428
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
WNW
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
0
SE
5
NW
5
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
00:27AM1.59m
12:59PM1.46m
1:22AM1.52m
1:54PM1.43m
2:14AM1.46m
2:47PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.12m
7:08PM0.19m
7:42AM0.16m
8:03PM0.24m
8:32AM0.20m
8:55PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
Temp °C
11
10
9
12
14
11
10
9
9
8
10
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
12
9
8
7
6
5
8
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
13
12
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
S
17
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
Energy kJ
742
742
725
675
724
602
462
430
411
414
329
309
299
294
228
232
169
209
78
869
2196
2400
1830
1428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
S
18
0.9
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
50
49
48
48
47
47
49
49
50
49
51
54
57
59
61
61
40
39
230
74
44
46
45
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
15
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
22
22
42
8
72
85
58
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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