Waihau Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today (08 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (08 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (08 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 8					Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thu 11
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 6	N 7	N 8	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	WNW 6	SE 17	NNE 8	N 8	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	42	124	163	229	9	10	15	13	7	7	8	0	7	5	93	68	83	76	76	76	81	72	86	88
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	S	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:04PM1.43m				00:26AM1.58m				12:55PM1.44m				1:14AM1.58m				1:49PM1.48m				2:07AM1.61m
Low Tide	6:06AM0.38m				6:13PM0.38m				6:52AM0.35m				7:02PM0.39m				7:40AM0.31m				7:56PM0.38m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	15	14	13	13	13	11	11	13	13	11	10	10	9	8	11	13	15	13	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	8	8	11	9	7	8	9	8	8	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	8	10	12	10	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 9	N 7	N 8	NNE 9	W 6	W 6	W 6	SE 12	SE 17	SE 21	SE 21	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	24	16	8	15	9	10	15	141	79	36	52	104	361	279	93	68	83	76	76	76	81	72	86	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	E 9	NNE 9	N 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 8	NNE 8	SE 9	NNE 8	WNW 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 17	WSW 4	WSW 4	SE 15	ESE 14	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	N 10	N 10
kJ	7	6	16	4	8	8	4	13	14	7	8	50	72	73	103	8	8	36	20	24	15	15	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	NNE 8	SE 12	NNE 8	SE 22	NNE 8	N 8	ESE 22	SE 16	SE 15	SE 12	SE 12	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	6	1	6	2	2	6	7	7	7	21	7	74	7	5	46	68	37	6	6	—	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 7	SE 9	—	SSW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4
kJ	42	124	163	229	244	291	285	39	—	4	22	23	18	12	7	—	—	3	2	7	5	3	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Motu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hawai River East Cape	Motu River East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Onemana Coromandel	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	32	32	51	40	51	48	40	7	9	33	33	32	33	189	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Tolaga Bay	Hawai River	Papatea Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokata	Tokata	Hicks Bay	Tokata		Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokata	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	5	2		4	4	3	3	2	5	8	5	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	1	2	2	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	9	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	6	7	5	6	8	6	9	9	8	7	9	5	7	7	6	5	5	8	6	9	9

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