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Waihau Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 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 19.1°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.4 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 19.1°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.4 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. By 2pm it was for kites and windsurfers as the southerly wind reached force 5 but until about 11:30am there was clean chest high surf on offer. Glorious day compared to Sunday.

    Midway Beach - Surf Club, 118 km away
  2. Monday morning offered fun waves about shoulder high and clean until the sotherly breeze arrived at about 11am. You appreaciate what a classy spot Makorori is when a mish-mash of weak small swells can still be so worthwhile.

    Makorori Centre, 117 km away
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Wednesday
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Wednesday
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Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.9
WNW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1
N
1.3
NNW
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ENE
0.7
NE
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313134121212555555666667111010101010101010109999999867788889910101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)34333333333232323029295077695964621096910277607543653750059253852052046942438432733429927413513523269109192285329404483483600708844102011751456156815701577161612651030
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
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
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.59
7:19PM
1.62
7:30AM
1.60
7:58PM
1.65
8:09AM
1.61
8:37PM
1.67
8:48AM
1.60
9:17PM
1.67
9:28AM
1.59
9:58PM
1.66
10:10AM
1.57
10:42PM
1.65
10:57AM
1.54
11:31PM
1.65
11:48AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.25
1:28AM
0.33
1:46PM
0.23
2:10AM
0.32
2:25PM
0.22
2:51AM
0.32
3:05PM
0.23
3:32AM
0.33
3:45PM
0.24
4:15AM
0.35
4:28PM
0.25
5:01AM
0.36
5:15PM
0.27
5:51AM
0.36
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
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Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset--5:29-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141516141414121215171617171617171717181716141212131615141312121214161613121312121415161414141414151717151413131215161716
Feels °C (?)111112111111981214131314141514141417151311911111413111089911121299109911121311111112121315151413119711111313

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