Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)7888887713712888891111111010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196272257226181151134118897471756265737915391210195202206226234
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
1.40
12:05AM
1.43
12:27PM
1.36
12:51AM
1.40
1:13PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
0.26
5:56PM
0.28
6:24AM
0.30
6:40PM
0.31
7:10AM
0.34
7:25PM
0.34
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C141414151615151412121417171613111111162124221715
Feels °C (?)111212131313131310111314141311101010151921201614
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