Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
217 | 163 | 214 | 277 | 352 | 370 | 339 | 267 | 230 | 159 | 210 | 164 | 109 | 76 | 62 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.76m | 8:01AM1.68m | 8:21PM1.80m | 8:44AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.25m | 2:11PM0.23m | 2:40AM0.20m | 2:53PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
145 | 163 | 214 | 277 | 352 | 370 | 339 | 267 | 230 | 159 | 210 | 164 | 109 | 76 | 62 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NW 5 | — | NE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | 1 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
217 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 115 | 124 | 174 | 15 | 15 | 124 | 124 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 5 |
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