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Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNW
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)5131312121212121212115511111156667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)546862585869556929293438373130303258798191136156164
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
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		cross-
on		glassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
1.45
4:08PM
1.44
4:50AM
1.46
4:59PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.49
5:50PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.52
10:24PM
0.40
10:53AM
0.53
11:15PM
0.39
11:46AM
0.51
12:05AM
0.37
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:31-------8:30-------8:30--
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111-----112233-2422-----
Temp. °C202021222322212121212122222120202020212222221919
Feels °C (?)212122222322212223222223222322212121212222222020
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