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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 99 | 129 | 132 | 463 | 319 | 189 | 131 | 92 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM 1.54 | 5:25PM 1.56 | 5:49AM 1.59 | 6:17PM 1.64 | 6:42AM 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43PM 0.17 | 11:13AM 0.12 | 11:39PM 0.12 | 12:05PM 0.07 | 12:35AM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
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