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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 06 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 169 | 137 | 137 | 103 | 76 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 1.66 | 7:59AM 1.81 | 8:26PM 1.65 | 8:55AM 1.81 | 9:22PM 1.63 | 9:51AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:43AM -0.04 | 2:22PM -0.02 | 2:40AM -0.03 | 3:20PM -0.01 | 3:36AM -0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
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