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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
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 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 478 | 358 | 269 | 211 | 173 | 263 | 278 | 278 | 283 | 278 | 206 | 203 | 156 | 148 | 143 | 648 | 1267 | 1105 | 786 | 572 | 476 | 337 | 272 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26PM 1.56 | 4:04AM 1.65 | 4:32PM 1.54 | 5:05AM 1.66 | 5:33PM 1.56 | 6:01AM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19AM 0.33 | 9:41PM 0.27 | 10:23AM 0.33 | 10:44PM 0.29 | 11:25AM 0.30 | 11:44PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
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