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Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.3
SSE
3.5
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)488881010101010111111111111111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55556926243463081810592397483150424999425236893289253020961893154416319951114
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
1.74
8:31AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.76
9:26AM
1.63
9:55PM
1.74
10:23AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.01
2:47PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
4:20AM
0.03
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:45-
Sunset5:36-------5:34-------5:32-------
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--4311--197121085311111--
Temp. °C171413131213131413131211121111111212121111101112
Feels °C (?)171412131112101091054533456666689
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