Waihau Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wed
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.8
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)99888888888855555555131377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1781481381238482806967534341446262786733453333343839
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
1.97
10:29PM
1.82
11:04AM
1.92
11:25PM
1.75
12:00PM
1.85
12:23AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
-0.06
4:28PM
0.07
4:47AM
-0.01
5:24PM
0.12
5:41AM
0.06
6:20PM
0.18
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wed
12
Sunrise-5:54-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset-----7:50-------7:51-------7:52--
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--122111-11-111232311---
Temp. °C181820202019181818181818181818181818181919181717
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