
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 46 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.69m | 7:07PM1.79m | 7:33AM1.76m | 7:49PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.31m | 00:42AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.25m | 1:25AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 |
13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 66 | 46 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 9 | — | — | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | E 15 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
— | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 174 | 174 | 110 | 151 | 177 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 220 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 110 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 208 |
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