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Waihua surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 May 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 16.6°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 °C max: 17.5 °C min: 15.1 °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 16.6°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 °C max: 17.5 °C min: 15.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Waihua today?

The current surf forecast for Waihua at 8AM is: 1.4m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)20s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (11 May)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)992019181817171615151413131313121212131212121211171717161615141313121212121111111110101010109999161618181918161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)125117011484140913081210244119091572120997081370466356447541833631439830529023222825721570810811321125785966541131929524018017915712312311974715049472726262648472510110999474541
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
WSW
5
NW
0
S
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassonglassoffoffoffoffglassglassonglassglassglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
1.60
8:24PM
1.70
8:50AM
1.55
9:16PM
1.66
9:42AM
1.50
10:07PM
1.60
10:33AM
1.44
10:57PM
1.54
11:23AM
1.38
11:46PM
1.48
12:13PM
1.34
12:35AM
1.43
1:03PM
1.30
1:23AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.04
2:12PM
0.05
2:48AM
0.08
3:04PM
0.10
3:40AM
0.12
3:55PM
0.15
4:31AM
0.17
4:44PM
0.21
5:20AM
0.22
5:33PM
0.26
6:09AM
0.26
6:21PM
0.30
6:56AM
0.29
7:09PM
0.33
7:43AM
0.31
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset----5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06-------5:05-------5:04-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101012121198767121210988911151412121211101115161412111213111215121312121313141413131312121314161211101091314
Feels °C (?)3447786553510987557913121010109791313119810119111512131212131314141312121111121315119887119

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