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Waihua surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 25 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 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 15.6 °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 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 15.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 87 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 87 km away
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
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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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)16151414141313111111561077991010121211111111111010999999914141615141391281281010101010999171717161718
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)181159103975932302310910231882257104153204292225160144141146141989085807856545455616011967643115141210518188817161515232322205357
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
SE
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
1.45
7:19AM
1.40
7:42PM
1.47
8:02AM
1.40
8:24PM
1.49
8:45AM
1.40
9:07PM
1.50
9:29AM
1.40
9:52PM
1.51
10:14AM
1.40
10:39PM
1.53
11:04AM
1.40
11:30PM
1.54
11:56AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.27
1:33PM
0.26
2:02AM
0.26
2:16PM
0.26
2:46AM
0.26
2:58PM
0.26
3:31AM
0.25
3:42PM
0.25
4:16AM
0.24
4:28PM
0.23
5:04AM
0.23
5:17PM
0.21
5:55AM
0.20
6:09PM
0.19
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161617182020161213108111415121010991115151412111010111516151313121112141515141414141616161515151617171819171615
Feels °C (?)14131313131415171713786581111107877913121210988101313131112111011131415131313121313131212121215172021191715

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