Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)--
Evening (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.1
S
0.5
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)12512187111111111110101499914131211101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125106147473030213550537899134553551330192131928157
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:40-------5:39-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161820171516161718181815121312111519201715151514
Feels °C (?)12151816131211131512121089981318181512131211
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