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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 91 | 245 | 326 | 958 | 1807 | 1225 | 878 | 608 | 486 | 433 | 371 | 364 | 196 | 521 | 483 | 453 | 446 | 447 | 439 | 354 | 542 | 1175 | 1088 | 869 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 1.45 | 5:46AM 1.53 | 6:13PM 1.46 | 6:36AM 1.51 | 7:02PM 1.48 | 7:23AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:05PM 0.17 | 12:25AM 0.19 | 12:54PM 0.17 | 1:16AM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
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