
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 82 | 257 | 229 | 125 | 166 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 82 | 104 | 94 | 88 | 98 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 116 | 114 | 125 | 166 | 46 | 34 | 22 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 9 | S 5 | — | S 5 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 67 | 257 | 229 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 109 | 148 | 224 | 224 | 145 | 209 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 159 | 159 | 8 | 15 | 174 | 228 | 245 | 224 | 0 |
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