Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.65m | 10:52PM1.75m | 11:21AM1.66m | 11:37PM1.74m | 12:11PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.24m | 4:43PM0.29m | 5:14AM0.23m | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:59AM0.22m | 6:19PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 18 | E 19 | E 19 | — | E 19 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 7 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 110 | 151 | 232 | 148 | 170 | 108 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 108 | 132 | 148 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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