
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 139 | 46 | 47 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.70m | 2:06PM1.68m | 2:23AM1.69m | 3:09PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.36m | 7:45AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.37m | 8:45AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 46 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 139 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 148 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 116 | 115 | 108 | 109 | 116 | 116 | 133 | 109 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
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