Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
14.2° 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 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
ESE
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)10101191810191917161210201919101919131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3938227982849754453306563306327282625251110
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.44
7:15PM
1.42
7:39AM
1.46
7:58PM
1.42
8:21AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.24
1:09PM
0.26
1:28AM
0.24
1:55PM
0.26
2:12AM
0.25
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-7:34-------7:35-------7:36------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232019201816192323211817181921262623212120171918
Feels °C (?)181616171412151917151312151718232321191917151615
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Waihua (light winds from the NW at Wairoa 13 km from Waihua). 0.4m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 28 min ago

14 km/h
NW
Offshore
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