Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)8886557121110109888886777899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2312126643321244234333081831278861928773113303388302196287287
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
1.56
11:00AM
1.57
11:28PM
1.58
11:53AM
1.56
12:22AM
1.59
12:48PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.12
5:20PM
0.10
5:47AM
0.12
6:11PM
0.10
6:42AM
0.13
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:46-------6:47-------6:48--
Sunset-8:01-------8:00-------8:00------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252117161613161919171414141420232217161513121517
Feels °C (?)232016131412151716151213131319202014141312111516
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