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Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
701 | 573 | 469 | 380 | 325 | 303 | 254 | 249 | 505 | 533 | 540 | 540 | 257 | 216 | 181 | 176 | 187 | 172 | 191 | 256 | 256 | 195 | 156 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.57m | 1:38PM1.44m | 2:04AM1.59m | 2:34PM1.48m | 2:56AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.44m | 7:33AM0.47m | 7:44PM0.45m | 8:25AM0.42m | 8:38PM0.43m | 9:18AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
701 | 573 | 469 | 380 | 325 | 303 | 254 | 249 | 326 | 533 | 540 | 14 | 106 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 172 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 156 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | N 11 | ENE 9 | N 10 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 28 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 65 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 3 | ESE 4 | E 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 505 | — | — | 540 | 257 | 216 | 181 | 176 | 187 | — | 191 | 256 | 256 | 195 | 31 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 110 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 108 |
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