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Waihua surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s 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 (19 Apr)--
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
Sat
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.8
SE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1515151717171115988811104101015141413141416161615141717161717171514131212121111111016151517161515141311111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)157681061431455120171513121120182017313835588889129787876736592209623806699560377294212145136132898481497873718612972676356222120191877
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
SW
0
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset5:36-------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. °C22191614151413131314141414141415151414141211131616141413119122022191615151516191815131212121621231815151313172122181513
Feels °C (?)201615131413131313141415141314141413141411101214131213121079172015131212121417161411111091317201512121111151819161312

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