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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.5° 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: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 204 | 166 | 143 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 64 | 64 | 84 | 213 | 401 | 932 | 1633 | 1081 | 775 | 608 | 486 | 364 | 302 | 358 | 192 | 644 | 593 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:27PM 1.45 | 4:54AM 1.54 | 5:22PM 1.45 | 5:46AM 1.53 | 6:13PM 1.46 | 6:36AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:37PM 0.18 | 11:13AM 0.17 | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:05PM 0.17 | 12:25AM 0.19 | 12:54PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
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