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Waiheke Island surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Waiheke Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiheke Island sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiheke Island today?
The current surf forecast for Waiheke Island at 10AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waiheke Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 123 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 2.59 | 3:35PM 2.68 | 4:12AM 2.53 | 4:27PM 2.60 | 5:10AM 2.52 | 5:19PM 2.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 0.73 | 10:04PM 0.64 | 10:29AM 0.79 | 10:52PM 0.69 | 11:21AM 0.82 | 11:37PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
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