Waihua Surf Forecast

/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 14.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (30 May)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (30 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 30					Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 14	S 9	S 14	S 15	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	513	488	411	411	313	247	238	187	141	100	98	71	50	50	32	31	18	17	17	16	6	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:07PM1.45m				5:25AM1.38m				5:51PM1.47m					6:10AM1.38m				6:34PM1.48m
Low Tide		10:51AM0.27m				11:22PM0.30m				11:36AM0.27m					00:08AM0.29m				12:21PM0.27m				00:54AM0.29m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	15	17	15	13	12	12	12	14	18	19	15	15	16	16	16	17	19	20	18	18	19	19	19
Feels °C	9	14	15	13	11	10	10	9	12	15	16	13	13	14	14	14	15	17	18	16	15	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	E 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 9
kJ	513	488	411	411	313	247	238	187	141	100	98	71	50	50	32	31	18	10	34	6	6	2	2	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 6	S 15	S 15	ENE 7	S 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 9
kJ	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	4	5	4	5	17	17	4	4	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 9	E 10	NE 11	—	E 10	E 10	S 15	E 10	E 10	S 16	E 10	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	—	S 15	S 14
kJ	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	—	2	2	5	2	2	5	2	5	4	16	2	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 4	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 3	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	1	6	7	—	—	1	2	3	3	3	5	29	8	8	8	5	5	79	101	94	126	71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	44	19	19	19	19	222	79
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Aropaonui			Aropaonui	Aropaonui	Aropaonui	Taits Beach (Waikari River)
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8
Header Global	Papara Beach French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Boners United States	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Fairway Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	8

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