
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 163 | 163 | 135 | 125 | 118 | 143 | 140 | 128 | 135 | 135 | 123 | 148 | 121 | 110 | 113 | 113 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.66m | 10:15AM1.74m | 10:27PM1.62m | 10:57AM1.71m | 11:09PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.24m | 4:28PM0.36m | 4:40AM0.28m | 5:11PM0.40m | 5:22AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 |
161 | 163 | 163 | 135 | 125 | 72 | 143 | 140 | 128 | 135 | 135 | 123 | 148 | 121 | 110 | 113 | 113 | 64 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 |
71 | 110 | 116 | 41 | 61 | 118 | 44 | 43 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 61 | 60 | 64 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | E 11 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 10 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 65 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 6 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | — | — |
39 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 54 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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