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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 122 | 392 | 753 | 3662 | 3765 | 4764 | 5005 | 4256 | 5058 | 4391 | 2767 | 2523 | 2165 | 2146 | 1325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 1.64 | 8:05PM 1.74 | 8:31AM 1.64 | 8:59PM 1.76 | 9:26AM 1.63 | 9:55PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 0.03 | 1:52PM 0.00 | 2:27AM 0.01 | 2:47PM 0.00 | 3:23AM 0.01 | 3:42PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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