Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 60 | 136 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.48m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:56PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.55m | 8:34AM0.45m | 9:06PM0.57m | 9:28AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 13 | NE 14 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
1 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | E 11 | NE 14 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 31 | 60 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 220 | 220 | 221 | 220 | 221 | 221 | 220 | 220 | 2 | 29 | 35 | 110 | 110 | 115 | 220 | 228 | 209 | 209 |
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