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Waihua surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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: 17.4 °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: 17.4 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 16.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. Clean small surf early morning but the NE breeze increased an hour or so earlier than forecast. Most of the SSW swell is going past so only waist to chest high waves.

    Ocean Beach, 79 km away
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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
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
0.4
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.2
S
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1615151515171717111098811111010101010101414141416161615141418171717171716131212121111111010161616151515151414661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24616715768106143935136302623209361818313048505913193927878767263359783196384184156647127324818417511811479694643444341453917151534241011
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
0
NW
0
WSW
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrossglassglassoffglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoncrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.30
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.32
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
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset--5:36-------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. °C1720221917161614131313131414141414151515141413111316161513109811192218151311101318171412121111142022181413131215222319
Feels °C (?)1418201616151514131313131414141414141515141412101214121211875816191411108712161412111199121719151110101013202117

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