Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)111010101010101099999999913813871414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14610610096966868115444342422641262625141414791515
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.37
3:17PM
1.33
3:46AM
1.38
4:05PM
1.32
4:33AM
1.40
4:52PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.30
9:10AM
0.36
9:28PM
0.32
9:59AM
0.37
10:15PM
0.33
10:47AM
0.36
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:58-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------111-11--1--
Temp. °C201919202428272418171718232424212117181821232118
Feels °C (?)191919202327262418181819232424212017191923232018
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