Waihua surf break

Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.5
NE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.3
ESE
0.6
SE
0.3
S
0.1
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)7777888884838916137710341367
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)910105666221152354113197231117
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassoffglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
1.60
1:31AM
1.45
1:55PM
1.53
2:27AM
1.40
2:48PM
1.47
3:20AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.13
7:40AM
0.19
8:17PM
0.18
8:35AM
0.25
9:08PM
0.22
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------8:01----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11-----1------
Temp. °C222426231714131318181717141211152017201613111011
Feels °C (?)20222321161413121816171713108121713171311989
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