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Waihau Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 May 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 19.0°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.1 °C min: 16.6 °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 19.0°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.1 °C min: 16.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihau Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waihau Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9101010881010888888898899999996777910999101010107108999991010101010101010101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23333325222216332424242839404043394046423926262526323437442633414146565780116100269160147125170139140149151146148154171177171167174184181143143
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
1.64
4:21AM
1.77
4:57PM
1.72
5:17AM
1.81
5:54PM
1.81
6:11AM
1.83
6:47PM
1.87
7:04AM
1.84
7:39PM
1.90
7:55AM
1.82
8:29PM
1.90
8:46AM
1.77
9:19PM
1.86
9:36AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
0.18
10:06PM
0.22
10:43AM
0.10
11:07PM
0.18
11:38AM
0.03
12:05AM
0.14
12:31PM
-0.01
1:00AM
0.12
1:23PM
-0.02
1:53AM
0.11
2:13PM
-0.01
2:45AM
0.13
3:02PM
0.04
3:36AM
0.18
3:51PM
0.11
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-
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Rain (mm)
--------------38231--------------1--------------------------
Temp. °C141615141313121215161614141413121312131211109101114141212121213151413121312111010111211111010911131411999912141412
Feels °C (?)12141313121211111514141313131110121010887668111191010101113108897766777877571010866669111110

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