Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.9
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.8
ENE
0.1
S
0.7
SE
1
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1261111111414131012111181988171515810131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)485231303015143103320772147994239338130525563
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
1.55
1:04AM
1.64
1:33PM
1.51
2:03AM
1.61
2:31PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.09
6:50PM
0.10
7:27AM
0.12
7:46PM
0.12
8:24AM
0.14
8:43PM
0.15
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:12-------7:10--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1222---1-------------
Temp. °C141517171616161615161621211917181718222627231918
Feels °C (?)131415151413141413141420191816181718222527241918
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