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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (19 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 120 | 338 | 2119 | 1980 | 3646 | 3808 | 3438 | 4598 | 3926 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:42AM 1.62 | 7:11PM 1.70 | 7:36AM 1.64 | 8:05PM 1.74 | 8:31AM 1.64 | 8:59PM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 0.03 | 1:31AM 0.03 | 1:52PM 0.00 | 2:27AM 0.01 | 2:47PM 0.00 | 3:23AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
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