Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.7
SE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010101010991010999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47574422391533332704242021222345147811635997826463993913322972301761521201126563
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.63
9:55PM
1.74
10:23AM
1.59
10:52PM
1.71
11:21AM
1.55
11:49PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
4:20AM
0.03
4:38PM
0.04
5:16AM
0.06
5:34PM
0.08
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:45-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:32-------5:31-------5:30---
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
97211121--1-1-----------
Temp. °C1212121212111010989111312121010911131312109
Feels °C (?)555555565468999787911111197
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