Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 2AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
10
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.3
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
23
18
38
134
196
212
198
183
199
392
231
159
153
146
257
141
132
89
84
82
87
92
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
4:21AM1.45m
4:50PM1.44m
5:09AM1.43m
5:36PM1.46m
5:55AM1.43m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.25m
10:38AM0.21m
11:02PM0.25m
11:24AM0.22m
11:51PM0.25m
12:09PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
11
10
13
14
13
11
10
10
9
10
16
17
14
14
12
11
10
8
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
11
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
14
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
21
19
11
11
10
33
31
31
183
199
392
147
120
74
61
257
141
132
89
84
82
79
52
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
18
38
4
4
1
1
67
163
234
231
159
153
28
25
25
24
17
17
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
8
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.3
S
17
Energy kJ
5
23
3
2
4
4
4
1
1
4
2
3
3
146
2
40
38
39
41
47
87
92
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
134
196
212
198
2
5
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
44
53
0
47
53
124
132
167
63
53
33
0
0
0
0
44
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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