Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 85 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 32 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.54m | 4:41AM1.50m | 5:20PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.55m | 10:06AM0.42m | 10:37PM0.55m | 10:56AM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | E 10 | N 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 9 | N 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | NW 6 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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