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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 475 | 453 | 446 | 432 | 497 | 359 | 542 | 1175 | 1088 | 978 | 754 | 591 | 490 | 377 | 294 | 236 | 186 | 132 | 89 | 86 | 75 | 38 | 35 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02PM 1.48 | 7:23AM 1.50 | 7:49PM 1.49 | 8:10AM 1.48 | 8:34PM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54PM 0.17 | 1:16AM 0.19 | 1:41PM 0.17 | 2:04AM 0.20 | 2:26PM 0.19 | 2:52AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
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