Waihua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.29° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihua sea temperature is

14.4°C

Waihua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihua today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	ENE 5	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	79	76	66	33	30	26	35	21	21	36	33	31	31	30	29	28	28	28	29	17	17	17	16	16	16	8	7
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	W	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:44AM1.47m				3:09PM1.55m				3:41AM1.47m					4:04PM1.51m				4:35AM1.47m				4:56PM1.48m				5:26AM1.49m
Low Tide				8:54AM0.17m				9:29PM0.14m				9:51AM0.19m					10:22PM0.15m				10:46AM0.21m				11:12PM0.17m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	14	20	21	24	23	18	17	18	18	22	26	27	24	21	20	20	19	20	20	23	21	19	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	12	13	19	19	23	22	18	17	18	18	21	24	25	23	20	19	20	19	20	20	21	19	18	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	E 4	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 4	E 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	79	76	66	33	30	26	14	27	24	17	18	15	17	21	6	8	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 9	E 9	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	9	15	9	9	6	6	24	21	21	36	33	31	31	30	29	28	28	28	29	17	17	17	16	16	16	8	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 13	E 9	E 9	E 12	E 12	E 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 13	ENE 8	E 8	S 13	SE 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 14	S 12	S 12
kJ	2	3	2	2	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	13	11	3	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	ENE 5	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	ENE 4	NW 3	NNW 3	—	NNE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	NE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	6	35	—	—	—	5	—	—	9	2	2	—	1	9	11	62	86	—	118	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	44	46	9	0	33	33	33	33	33	33	0	33	9	33	33	0	19	19	19	19	19	19	33	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay			Mohaka River Mouth	Haumoana River Mouth	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Aropaonui	Aropaonui	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Aropaonui	Aropaonui	Aropaonui	Aropaonui	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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