Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)--
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.1
S
0.5
ESE
0.1
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1212121812181111111111111014149910111312111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671271256064847473010213533537610414528256033619213190
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:40-------5:39---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131416182017161616171718191513131211151920181514
Feels °C (?)11111215181514121113151313119999131718161212
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