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Waihua surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waihua today?
The current surf forecast for Waihua at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 23 | 70 | 66 | 127 | 329 | 478 | 593 | 653 | 541 | 449 | 333 | 276 | 243 | 225 | 199 | 261 | 577 | 480 | 494 | 405 | 251 | 180 | 125 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02AM 1.44 | 3:30PM 1.53 | 3:56AM 1.42 | 4:22PM 1.52 | 4:47AM 1.42 | 5:11PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 0.20 | 9:12AM 0.20 | 9:49PM 0.21 | 10:06AM 0.21 | 10:41PM 0.21 | 10:58AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Waihua (calm at Wairoa 13 km from Waihua). 0.4m 10s swell from the S with a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 48 min ago
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