Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.3
SE
1.3
ESE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)81918181715111410131212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0710109915130331128181554554554554480472464449341335283297247
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
1.51
2:03AM
1.61
2:31PM
1.48
3:01AM
1.58
3:30PM
1.46
3:59AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.12
8:24AM
0.14
8:43PM
0.15
9:22AM
0.16
9:41PM
0.17
10:19AM
0.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-7:12-------7:10-------7:08------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C201917181818222628231917171619222322201917172120
Feels °C (?)191816181818222527242017171619222322191918172119
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