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Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)141415151414141413121212111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1442062122722031951841811231077165393939383634333131331718
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.51
8:39PM
1.38
9:02AM
1.53
9:23PM
1.40
9:46AM
1.53
10:09PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.24
2:50AM
0.21
3:26PM
0.22
3:36AM
0.20
4:10PM
0.19
4:22AM
0.19
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:34----
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
277691242----------------
Temp. °C161516161717181819252724222019192325272420181716
Feels °C (?)151315131513162021262723221918182225242117151412
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