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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 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
20.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (09 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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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.9
W
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.1
W
1
W
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1313135561312121212514121255141414141456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55575753881542828272748424126257052414040404055138
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.77
12:31AM
1.60
12:51PM
1.69
1:22AM
1.54
1:38PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
0.17
6:25PM
0.18
6:38AM
0.26
7:12PM
0.24
7:27AM
0.35
7:59PM
0.29
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:32-------8:31-------8:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181821232524212120202325272523212020232424232020
Feels °C (?)191819202324202020192123252523201818222323242019
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