Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)8899998814141414141414141313121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65685539393723223663102146199148146131123163243285336240223167
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
NE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
1.41
1:01AM
1.29
1:25PM
1.42
1:50AM
1.31
2:15PM
1.44
2:43AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.33
7:12AM
0.32
7:49PM
0.30
8:00AM
0.29
8:37PM
0.25
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C141819191511101016201916131211121214141312121213
Feels °C (?)121717161298813161414101091010111010910910
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