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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.8° 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: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 6 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 51 | 53 | 79 | 99 | 136 | 184 | 507 | 371 | 206 | 144 | 94 | 87 | 57 | 37 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
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