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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
N
1.8
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)8881678888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68686181352453555572587587587572507453534600355296310354457439414389
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
1.57
7:24PM
1.50
7:59AM
1.62
8:09PM
1.53
8:41AM
1.67
8:52PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.44
1:40AM
0.29
2:13PM
0.39
2:24AM
0.25
2:57PM
0.34
3:06AM
0.22
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:29----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2453-111-----122-1111---
Temp. °C161616171717171718181818181818181819181818171716
Feels °C (?)131413151414141415151515151616151618161616141412
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