
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.67m | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:54PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.76m | 6:45PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
27 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 7 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
22 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 13 |
2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 48 | 48 | 109 | 109 | 137 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 51 |
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