Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)159912111111101010101010101010101012101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176611999817342198888885687777
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.44
9:02PM
1.49
9:24AM
1.41
9:46PM
1.47
10:08AM
1.37
10:29PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.24
3:23AM
0.25
3:37PM
0.27
4:07AM
0.28
4:21PM
0.30
4:52AM
0.31
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------122---1-
Temp. °C161819171515141516181917171716161618211919181717
Feels °C (?)161616151414141415151614151615151619221919181718
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