Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
66
68
82
66
63
66
68
81
122
154
154
117
92
108
94
141
141
98
121
267
783
1149
836
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
0
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
ENE
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:49PM1.66m
12:19PM1.50m
00:47AM1.61m
1:17PM1.46m
1:44AM1.55m
2:15PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.09m
6:31PM0.13m
7:10AM0.13m
7:28PM0.17m
8:05AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:29
5:28
5:25
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
10
15
16
13
12
11
10
10
13
19
19
16
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
8
7
6
6
8
13
14
11
10
9
8
8
11
18
18
16
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
Energy kJ
49
66
68
82
66
63
66
68
81
122
154
154
117
92
108
94
141
141
18
98
267
783
1149
836
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
48
49
43
31
28
24
11
37
66
106
100
95
79
49
28
5
2
2
98
121
98
28
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
26
27
17
30
28
26
11
11
11
6
4
6
6
24
22
2
40
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
4
5
15
24
26
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
19
66
58
58
50
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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