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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 80 | 72 | 71 | 170 | 219 | 219 | 209 | 190 | 236 | 235 | 336 | 621 | 3487 | 6324 | 7035 | 5873 | 6146 | 5985 | 6387 | 3901 | 4665 | 3247 | 1742 | 1283 | 1269 | 1083 | 775 | 660 | 616 | 434 | 809 | 1148 | 964 | 792 | 1043 | 716 | 2061 | 1644 | 1294 | 989 | 791 | 624 | 530 | 423 | 302 | 251 | 227 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 150 | 145 | 88 | 80 | 52 | 50 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50PM 1.80 | 8:17AM 1.67 | 8:45PM 1.79 | 9:13AM 1.64 | 9:41PM 1.75 | 10:09AM 1.58 | 10:37PM 1.69 | 11:05AM 1.52 | 11:32PM 1.62 | 12:01PM 1.45 | 12:27AM 1.54 | 12:56PM 1.40 | 1:20AM 1.48 | 1:50PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:12AM -0.03 | 2:32PM -0.03 | 3:09AM -0.01 | 3:28PM 0.01 | 4:06AM 0.03 | 4:23PM 0.06 | 5:01AM 0.08 | 5:18PM 0.12 | 5:56AM 0.14 | 6:12PM 0.19 | 6:49AM 0.19 | 7:04PM 0.24 | 7:40AM 0.23 | 7:56PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thu 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
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