Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
0.7
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)88888148811111010101010101077107777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2912672362131821781511511491431411741331361081067766665146463434
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SE
15
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
1.54
9:05AM
1.65
9:31PM
1.53
9:54AM
1.60
10:21PM
1.50
10:43AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.07
3:28PM
0.08
3:44AM
0.10
4:17PM
0.11
4:35AM
0.15
5:04PM
0.15
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:22-------8:22-------8:21
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615141619191714131213192322221816161521262623
Feels °C (?)151514131617171513121112202221221816161421252423
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