Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)111111111211111110101010999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212137361660160616131523140515381420834683606508540380380323323287287287255
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SW
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
1.47
7:18AM
1.56
7:44PM
1.54
8:07AM
1.59
8:34PM
1.60
8:58AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.15
1:37PM
0.12
1:58AM
0.11
2:26PM
0.08
2:51AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:22------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22111-111---------------
Temp. °C181716161515161718171613121215171715131313121518
Feels °C (?)161515141212131415141311101014151414121213121516
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