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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 30 Nov 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 12PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 59 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 1.36 | 1:44PM 1.47 | 2:16AM 1.41 | 2:39PM 1.50 | 3:12AM 1.49 | 3:36PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.26 | 8:07PM 0.20 | 8:27AM 0.22 | 8:59PM 0.15 | 9:24AM 0.18 | 9:53PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
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