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Waihua surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 15.6 °C)
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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 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 15.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 87 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 87 km away
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
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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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)9171615141414131311111156107799101012121111111111101099999991414161514139128128101010101099917171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5614218115910397593230231091023188225710415320429222516014414114614198908580785654545561601196764311514121051818881716151523232220
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
0
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.40
6:59PM
1.45
7:19AM
1.40
7:42PM
1.47
8:02AM
1.40
8:24PM
1.49
8:45AM
1.40
9:07PM
1.50
9:29AM
1.40
9:52PM
1.51
10:14AM
1.40
10:39PM
1.53
11:04AM
1.40
11:30PM
1.54
11:56AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.26
1:18AM
0.27
1:33PM
0.26
2:02AM
0.26
2:16PM
0.26
2:46AM
0.26
2:58PM
0.26
3:31AM
0.25
3:42PM
0.25
4:16AM
0.24
4:28PM
0.23
5:04AM
0.23
5:17PM
0.21
5:55AM
0.20
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset--5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121818171617161718192014131198121617131210109111515141212111112161615131211111115141413121213131516151514141515161616
Feels °C (?)101414141314131315171897655913131110787101312121010991114141311111091013131412121213131514141413131413151515

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