Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.8
S
1.3
S
3
SSW
3
S
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)101010999998888888101011111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2277666665555541203382119198036463808343845983926
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.62
7:11PM
1.70
7:36AM
1.64
8:05PM
1.74
8:31AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.03
1:31AM
0.03
1:52PM
0.00
2:27AM
0.01
2:47PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:34-----
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
4-------211-292651--174113
Temp. °C162021171514131314161714141312121313121112131313
Feels °C (?)16192016131312131415161313119101096589105
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