Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)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. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
132
533
651
612
524
436
319
276
253
231
170
157
118
106
80
79
51
49
49
33
33
20
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
1:44AM1.55m
2:15PM1.44m
2:39AM1.51m
3:10PM1.43m
3:31AM1.48m
4:01PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.16m
8:24PM0.20m
8:58AM0.18m
9:19PM0.23m
9:49AM0.20m
10:11PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
19
21
18
15
14
8
9
11
14
14
14
11
11
10
10
11
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
18
20
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
136
132
533
651
612
524
436
319
276
253
231
170
157
118
106
80
79
51
49
49
33
33
20
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
20
122
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
1
1
2
1
5
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
24
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
1
2
6
6
3
11
2
2
3
6
5
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
33
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
44
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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