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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 151 | 30 | 331 | 128 | 181 | 554 | 554 | 597 | 597 | 522 | 472 | 527 | 393 | 426 | 335 | 283 | 297 | 247 | 204 | 166 | 143 | 133 | 107 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | off | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31PM 1.48 | 3:01AM 1.58 | 3:30PM 1.46 | 3:59AM 1.56 | 4:27PM 1.45 | 4:54AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 0.14 | 8:43PM 0.15 | 9:22AM 0.16 | 9:41PM 0.17 | 10:19AM 0.17 | 10:37PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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