Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 201 | 163 | 142 | 105 | 54 | 64 | 48 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.65m | 11:26AM1.49m | 11:53PM1.64m | 12:14PM1.48m | 00:37AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.42m | 5:35PM0.38m | 6:14AM0.41m | 6:21PM0.40m | 7:00AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
226 | 201 | 163 | 142 | 105 | 54 | 64 | 48 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 7 | E 11 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 170 | 170 | 209 | 220 | 220 | 208 | 221 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 108 | 148 |
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