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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 May 2025 NZST
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Hourly12 Days
East Cape Surf
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)8888888814141313121212121212111111111111111111101010101010101010101010101010101010946677777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9810012112111812718719220683690586270265755547239638730329228723323323322927426921816716512812896969671724948484831303029283116336474258440530319515311366473421
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
1.55
6:46PM
1.60
6:56AM
1.56
7:27PM
1.63
7:37AM
1.57
8:07PM
1.65
8:17AM
1.56
8:47PM
1.65
8:57AM
1.54
9:27PM
1.64
9:37AM
1.52
10:07PM
1.62
10:18AM
1.49
10:50PM
1.61
11:03AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.40
12:30PM
0.28
12:55AM
0.38
1:11PM
0.26
1:38AM
0.36
1:51PM
0.25
2:20AM
0.36
2:32PM
0.26
3:01AM
0.37
3:12PM
0.27
3:43AM
0.38
3:53PM
0.29
4:26AM
0.40
4:35PM
0.31
5:10AM
0.40
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset----5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06-------5:05-------
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------1---------------------112122-------
Temp. °C12121416161413131212141514141413121315161615151515151617171514141414151716141515141315161614151616171718181411111091113
Feels °C (?)101013151413121211101212101110101012141515141314141415151514121212121314131214141211131414131413121312141485566911
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