Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42PM1.66m | 6:05AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.69m | 7:07PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:13PM0.31m | 00:42AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 14 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | — | NE 9 | — | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 9 | N 5 | — | — | NE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 132 | 208 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 174 | 174 | 151 | 208 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 227 | 15 |
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