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Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 19 Jan 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.3
SSE
1.9
SE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)8888888777717171615141414151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43243243519141612812862325387405652074106144206275272264195181176
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.36
7:36AM
1.49
7:54PM
1.37
8:19AM
1.51
8:39PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.30
1:20AM
0.25
1:57PM
0.27
2:06AM
0.23
2:42PM
0.24
2:50AM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:36-------8:36-------8:35----
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-1111111112211111---1137
Temp. °C161717171716161616171616161616161818201817171718
Feels °C (?)141515151513141313141414151515151615171516161515
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