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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 7 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:01PM 1.31 | 11:22AM 1.45 | 11:45PM 1.31 | 12:06PM 1.44 | 12:31AM 1.32 | 12:53PM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.30 | 5:49PM 0.29 | 5:56AM 0.30 | 6:33PM 0.27 | 6:42AM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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