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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Waihua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihua sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 85 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 165 | 308 | 346 | 292 | 315 | 199 | 160 | 203 | 136 | 186 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:14PM 1.54 | 11:40AM 1.65 | 12:10AM 1.48 | 12:33PM 1.57 | 1:04AM 1.43 | 1:26PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:27AM 0.09 | 6:05PM 0.09 | 6:21AM 0.15 | 6:57PM 0.14 | 7:14AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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