Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)--
Afternoon (23 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
SSE
0.9
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
E
1.1
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
0.2
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)66665551414151555555566661266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1110107681216151718204373926492101899196126458
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
1.37
9:17AM
1.48
9:37PM
1.35
9:59AM
1.47
10:19PM
1.33
10:40AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
0.28
3:41PM
0.29
3:49AM
0.29
4:24PM
0.30
4:31AM
0.30
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset-8:10-------8:12-------8:13------
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
131---111111------------
Temp. °C211616151314141616151515141417192119161414162225
Feels °C (?)201717151314141515141515141417171716141313152124
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