Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 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
15.5° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.6
ENE
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
S
15
SW
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
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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)
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy 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)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
14
Energy 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)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
12
Energy 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)
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
1.2
S
14
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
3
4
1
1
8
107
168
362
3
1
10
1
1
1
1
2
581
280
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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