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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 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
18.4° 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: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 597 | 480 | 472 | 464 | 449 | 426 | 335 | 283 | 278 | 233 | 204 | 166 | 163 | 133 | 104 | 100 | 64 | 64 | 288 | 355 | 582 | 2216 | 1594 | 1190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:30PM 1.46 | 3:59AM 1.56 | 4:27PM 1.45 | 4:54AM 1.54 | 5:22PM 1.45 | 5:46AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 0.16 | 9:41PM 0.17 | 10:19AM 0.17 | 10:37PM 0.18 | 11:13AM 0.17 | 11:32PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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