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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1065 | 869 | 753 | 576 | 530 | 497 | 398 | 238 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 112 | 87 | 80 | 93 | 55 | 31 | 36 | 74 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:04AM 1.66 | 12:33PM 1.78 | 1:00AM 1.58 | 1:26PM 1.70 | 1:57AM 1.52 | 2:18PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15AM 0.16 | 6:55PM 0.20 | 7:08AM 0.25 | 7:48PM 0.25 | 8:02AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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