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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Dec 2024 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waihau Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
1
NW
1.1
NW
1
WNW
0.6
NE
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
NNE
0.4
NNW
1.5
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)11999991110910106661016161699915151515151515914567888888988888888881010101010109889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)747987636363726557120637780685945797964646570110110113107106106144701242693413924652273021979214123021216412590881081049510517927426912512210596107138189
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
WSW
5
SW
0
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
1.47
1:30PM
1.58
2:01AM
1.43
2:17PM
1.52
2:54AM
1.41
3:06PM
1.48
3:46AM
1.42
3:55PM
1.46
4:37AM
1.44
4:45PM
1.45
5:26AM
1.48
5:34PM
1.47
6:14AM
1.53
6:21PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.37
7:51PM
0.35
8:03AM
0.44
8:38PM
0.37
8:53AM
0.48
9:26PM
0.39
9:45AM
0.51
10:14PM
0.39
10:38AM
0.52
11:02PM
0.37
11:30AM
0.50
11:51PM
0.34
12:21PM
0.47
12:38AM
0.31
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------5:47-------5:48------
Sunset-8:29-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:31-------8:31--
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------4320422----741--11---------------
Temp. °C212018171718202121201818181821212120181717182121212018181716171819191817161717181919181717181922242117161616202120191716
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