
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 228 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 69 | 96 | 80 | 89 | 205 | 85 | 218 | 209 | 50 | 131 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.69m | 1:30PM1.61m | 1:46AM1.70m | 2:28PM1.65m | 2:44AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:16AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.23m | 8:34PM0.37m | 9:06AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
230 | 228 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 89 | 205 | 85 | 161 | 209 | 33 | 131 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | N 13 | E 7 | E 10 | — | E 7 |
107 | 93 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 50 | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — |
31 | 49 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 88 | 50 | 48 | 69 | 105 | 96 | 80 | 51 | 84 | 46 | 218 | 59 | 46 | 30 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 110 | 170 | 170 | 195 | 164 | 164 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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