Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
N
3
NNE
3.5
N
4
N
4.5
N
4
NNW
4
N
4
N
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
N
3
N
2.4
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.2
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)10101096677888910101010101010910999998888888887999991010111111111177871414141413131412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1861641711782062653545948761173163427313890360630535794264422541791152414001313115394210291001884825813727605421297221165124107987285666680978910098101101118270177280308368419454499782709
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
1.63
12:44PM
1.49
1:00AM
1.56
1:35PM
1.46
1:48AM
1.50
2:26PM
1.45
2:36AM
1.47
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.32
6:34AM
0.30
6:47PM
0.39
7:20AM
0.33
7:36PM
0.45
8:07AM
0.36
8:27PM
0.49
8:54AM
0.38
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
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131213131414151516161717181717171716171716161716161514141414141415131110101010121311101110101112131211111111121313111010
Feels °C (?)1091091010111112111213151515151615161514141414151312131313131314118787691097877810111078979910877
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