Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.4
S
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.9
SSE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)1010105555551066999994677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4228283439382862582952119141466632141229271320261315
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.32
3:06AM
1.37
3:26PM
1.31
3:55AM
1.38
4:14PM
1.31
4:43AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.36
8:49PM
0.34
9:21AM
0.38
9:36PM
0.34
10:10AM
0.37
10:24PM
0.33
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:13----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------166331121----
Temp. °C192325232017161622272722202020192018171717161515
Feels °C (?)20222221191716162126272322222322211615141413109
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