Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)91312111010999912884411101014149999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13439532518913192815756553724231312522447666
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.56
5:49AM
1.59
6:17PM
1.64
6:42AM
1.62
7:11PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.12
11:39PM
0.12
12:05PM
0.07
12:35AM
0.07
12:58PM
0.03
1:31AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:37-------5:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1---23------2
Temp. °C151920171516161617201918191919171620211714131313
Feels °C (?)121719151213131314171616151516151519191613121212
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