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Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.7° 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 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)9101010101595558888510997710101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32222422225555281415442233
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		onglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on		glassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.60
11:41PM
1.47
12:03PM
1.53
12:33AM
1.43
12:52PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
0.11
5:36PM
0.11
5:53AM
0.17
6:25PM
0.16
6:43AM
0.24
7:12PM
0.21
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:38-------8:38--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161625293127221918192731313024212021293334312624
Feels °C (?)161523262927231918182629303023191718262930282321
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