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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 135 | 243 | 275 | 581 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.32m | 10:39PM1.42m | 11:01AM1.29m | 11:23PM1.41m | 11:45AM1.28m | 00:07AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.32m | 5:04AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.33m | 5:48AM0.33m | 5:56PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 14 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 58 | 2 | 113 | 112 | 111 | 116 | 96 | 212 | 407 | 404 | 392 | 380 | 295 | 290 | 280 | 276 | 216 | 202 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 53 | 119 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 135 | 243 | 275 | — | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | N 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 107 | 168 | 362 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 581 | 280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 75 | 44 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 19 |
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