
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 48 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.54m | 4:28AM1.47m | 4:57PM1.60m | 5:18AM1.53m | 5:42PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.50m | 10:37AM0.42m | 11:12PM0.42m | 11:26AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | N 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 |
1 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 148 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 132 | 132 | 209 | 208 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 148 | 136 | 208 | 177 | 174 |
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