
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 295 | 286 | 125 | 166 | 129 | 125 | 89 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.64m | 1:55PM1.57m | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 128 | 127 | 117 | 105 | 129 | 125 | 89 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 7 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 116 | 119 | 125 | 166 | 66 | 35 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 8 | — | E 18 | S 6 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 31 | 56 | 295 | 286 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 209 | 108 | 220 | 224 | 224 | 145 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 159 | 141 | 15 | 220 | 220 | 228 | 234 | 174 | 5 |
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