Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)9999101010101010101099991514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2722472202202071811811811571601151301016765505674726989858482
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
1.64
9:50AM
1.62
10:18PM
1.67
10:43AM
1.60
11:11PM
1.67
11:38AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
0.06
4:08PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.05
5:34AM
0.07
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:20-------7:19-------7:16------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513131312141717161313121215192018151413131519
Feels °C (?)141413131312141615151112101114171716141312131618
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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