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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 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 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 10 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 240 | 146 | 317 | 345 | 277 | 262 | 207 | 159 | 129 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 68 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | on | glass | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41PM 1.34 | 5:09AM 1.41 | 5:27PM 1.34 | 5:54AM 1.43 | 6:13PM 1.35 | 6:38AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:35AM 0.35 | 10:52PM 0.30 | 11:23AM 0.34 | 11:37PM 0.30 | 12:10PM 0.33 | 12:22AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
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