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Waihua surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 16.1 °C)
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 16.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Waihua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 50 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.9
ESE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.6
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.5
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)151717171115998811105101015141414131616161615141418181716151413131212111111101016161516161515141413111010105699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1061439351201715131211920373131383558898811877777569633423162713261206869573426326235180157116110987076121113119122726865343121198732753954
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
N
0
E
0
N
0
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
1.38
3:15PM
1.30
3:35AM
1.37
4:02PM
1.32
4:22AM
1.38
4:48PM
1.35
5:07AM
1.38
5:33PM
1.38
5:52AM
1.39
6:17PM
1.42
6:36AM
1.40
6:59PM
1.45
7:19AM
1.40
7:42PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.34
9:06AM
0.32
9:21PM
0.34
9:52AM
0.31
10:09PM
0.33
10:38AM
0.30
10:58PM
0.32
11:23AM
0.28
11:45PM
0.30
12:07PM
0.27
12:32AM
0.28
12:50PM
0.26
1:18AM
0.27
1:33PM
0.26
2:02AM
0.26
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16141414141413131313131314141515151413121316161414131110132022181616161616181915131111111520201615151515151618141311109
Feels °C (?)15131313141413141313121213131514141413111214131313131081018201513131212131717141199913171614131415151417181211854

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