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Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | |
1548 | 1725 | 1682 | 1573 | 1458 | 1182 | 954 | 847 | 701 | 602 | 469 | 380 | 325 | 303 | 303 | 249 | 240 | 418 | 424 | 170 | 172 | 172 | 123 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.58m | 12:44PM1.44m | 1:14AM1.57m | 1:38PM1.44m | 2:04AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.42m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:53PM0.44m | 7:33AM0.47m | 7:44PM0.45m | 8:25AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1548 | 1725 | 1682 | 1573 | 1458 | 1182 | 954 | 847 | 701 | 602 | 469 | 380 | 325 | 303 | 303 | 249 | 240 | 418 | 424 | 170 | 167 | 102 | 123 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | — | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
44 | 82 | 30 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 102 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 22 | — | — | 117 | 172 | 172 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 115 | 58 | 44 | 22 | 0 | 69 | 109 | 32 | 48 | 108 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 89 |
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