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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 02 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 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 3PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
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 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 47 | 220 | 1496 | 3804 | 4451 | 4932 | 7359 | 3874 | 2942 | 2211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 1.53 | 4:10AM 1.57 | 4:34PM 1.57 | 5:08AM 1.66 | 5:33PM 1.61 | 6:05AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:24AM 0.18 | 9:53PM 0.10 | 10:24AM 0.13 | 10:50PM 0.05 | 11:24AM 0.08 | 11:47PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
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