Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 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
18.1° 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: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)--
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.9
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
4.5
E
5
ENE
3
ESE
2.3
ESE
1.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)151514141481113135121291011121212111012121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44444103323300000000169127127121
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
5
SE
30
W
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
1.39
12:21PM
1.29
12:45AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.35
6:32PM
0.35
7:07AM
0.35
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1111134343------
Temp. °C161515151518201817181819202020212020201819222220
Feels °C (?)161514141518191817181817171715182316161315202018
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