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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 64 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 52 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 69 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 1.58 | 12:07AM 1.66 | 12:35PM 1.55 | 1:04AM 1.64 | 1:33PM 1.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34AM 0.07 | 5:54PM 0.07 | 6:30AM 0.09 | 6:50PM 0.10 | 7:27AM 0.12 | 7:46PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
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