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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 06 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Mon 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 203 | 159 | 131 | 98 | 112 | 116 | 127 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 147 | 176 | 170 | 185 | 191 | 216 | 242 | 407 | 485 | 418 | 556 | 753 | 504 | 521 | 617 | 658 | 626 | 731 | 663 | 653 | 643 | 513 | 497 | 488 | 480 | 473 | 475 | 469 | 508 | 540 | 703 | 910 | 1319 | 2127 | 3138 | 2243 | 1937 | 1682 | 1541 | 1697 | 1874 | 1736 | 1522 | 1309 | 1118 | 1012 | 987 | 875 | 612 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 1.45 | 3:26AM 1.45 | 4:06PM 1.48 | 4:15AM 1.45 | 4:55PM 1.51 | 5:04AM 1.47 | 5:42PM 1.55 | 5:51AM 1.50 | 6:28PM 1.60 | 6:37AM 1.52 | 7:12PM 1.65 | 7:22AM 1.55 | 7:55PM 1.69 | 8:07AM 1.57 | 8:38PM 1.73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.51 | 9:42AM 0.38 | 10:10PM 0.51 | 10:31AM 0.37 | 11:01PM 0.49 | 11:20AM 0.34 | 11:51PM 0.46 | 12:07PM 0.30 | 12:40AM 0.42 | 12:53PM 0.26 | 1:26AM 0.37 | 1:38PM 0.23 | 2:12AM 0.33 | 2:22PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Mon 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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