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Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 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
20.0° 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 12PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
1
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)13141414144556677888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141515154353475060107173193245251299359372430495567572525486
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
1.40
4:52PM
1.32
5:20AM
1.42
5:38PM
1.33
6:06AM
1.45
6:24PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.36
11:01PM
0.32
11:36AM
0.35
11:48PM
0.30
12:24PM
0.33
12:35AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:37--
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-----1111----1--1111-
Temp. °C181921262719171716161515151615151414151615151515
Feels °C (?)182022262618161615151312121312131111121212121313
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