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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 72 | 104 | 401 | 1067 | 2200 | 2496 | 4574 | 4923 | 5178 | 2942 | 2202 | 1818 | 1511 | 1249 | 991 | 787 | 668 | 511 | 396 | 263 | 218 | 132 | 105 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:08AM 1.66 | 5:33PM 1.61 | 6:05AM 1.73 | 6:31PM 1.64 | 7:03AM 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:50PM 0.05 | 11:24AM 0.08 | 11:47PM 0.01 | 12:24PM 0.03 | 12:45AM -0.02 | 1:24PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
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