Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s 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 (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
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
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)9999999999999101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35733837334534530730727227227221622020318118118113713911311083795149
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
0
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
SE
0
N
0
NNW
5
NW
0
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
1.60
8:58AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.64
9:50AM
1.62
10:18PM
1.67
10:43AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.08
3:16PM
0.06
3:45AM
0.06
4:08PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.06
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset-7:22-------7:20-------7:19------
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513131211141817161514131314181816141312121519
Feels °C (?)131413121111141715161615131314171615131211111417
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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