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Waihau Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 NZST
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Waihau Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is 19.6°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.7 °C max: 19.9 °C min: 17.3 °C)
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Waihau Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihau Bay sea temperature is 19.6°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.7 °C max: 19.9 °C min: 17.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihau Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 136 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 73 | 94 | 121 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 246 | 508 | 581 | 456 | 435 | 851 | 1055 | 871 | 758 | 711 | 822 | 700 | 586 | 384 | 346 | 256 | 227 | 137 | 116 | 92 | 70 | 98 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:13AM 1.58 | 1:36PM 1.44 | 2:09AM 1.52 | 2:34PM 1.40 | 3:04AM 1.49 | 3:31PM 1.39 | 3:56AM 1.49 | 4:24PM 1.42 | 4:43AM 1.51 | 5:12PM 1.46 | 5:28AM 1.54 | 5:57PM 1.51 | 6:10AM 1.57 | 6:39PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 0.34 | 7:29AM 0.42 | 7:45PM 0.41 | 8:25AM 0.46 | 8:40PM 0.45 | 9:20AM 0.46 | 9:35PM 0.46 | 10:12AM 0.43 | 10:27PM 0.45 | 11:00AM 0.39 | 11:16PM 0.42 | 11:44AM 0.34 | 12:02AM 0.39 | 12:26PM 0.29 | 12:46AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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