Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.81m | 8:50PM1.79m | 9:19AM1.81m | 9:32PM1.76m | 10:01AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.13m | 2:46PM0.22m | 3:06AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.24m | 3:47AM0.16m | 4:12PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 12 | N 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 9 | N 13 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 28 | 15 | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 174 | 174 | 35 | 46 | 148 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 116 | 132 | 292 | 199 | 152 | 0 |
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