Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.6
ENE
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
NE
3
0.2
S
12
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
12
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
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
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
21
14
14
4
11
5
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:35AM1.35m
9:57PM1.45m
10:18AM1.32m
10:39PM1.42m
11:01AM1.29m
11:23PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.30m
4:21AM0.31m
4:30PM0.32m
5:04AM0.32m
5:12PM0.33m
5:48AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
16
20
20
16
15
15
15
14
17
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
16
14
13
12
11
14
18
18
14
13
13
13
12
15
18
17
16
15
17
16
17
15
16
16
14
12
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
S
10
1
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
13
1.2
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
Energy kJ
42
42
40
40
37
26
10
14
15
14
42
55
99
2
130
103
108
116
127
215
470
392
374
356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.3
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
14
2
8
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
35
93
171
101
3
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
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
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
4
11
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
36
21
4
5
5
3
5
1
1
155
107
330
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
19
9
19
33
35
35
44
35
35
70
44
75
79
33
19
19
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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