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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (27 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)666151515141413131313131312121010121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145101109109109714163588989895858524949494949504972109
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
E
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.63
1:48PM
1.68
2:28AM
1.63
2:46PM
1.65
3:30AM
1.65
3:49PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.18
7:41AM
0.30
8:12PM
0.19
8:39AM
0.32
9:10PM
0.19
9:41AM
0.34
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------8:24-------8:23-------8:22
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817171920212019171616202121201818171720212221
Feels °C (?)181615151818191920171515212122211919181820202120
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