
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
240 | 279 | 163 | 160 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 32 | 34 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 57 | |
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-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.54m | 4:41AM1.50m | 5:20PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.41m | 9:43PM0.55m | 10:06AM0.42m | 10:37PM0.55m | 10:56AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
100 | 108 | 111 | 99 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 19 | 34 | 55 | 21 | 9 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | E 10 | N 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
114 | 123 | 163 | 160 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 51 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 9 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
— | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 8 | SW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NW 6 | SSW 2 |
240 | 279 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 190 | 49 | 15 | 220 | 224 | 208 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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