
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.74m | 7:21PM1.81m | 7:50AM1.78m | 8:06PM1.81m | 8:36AM1.81m | 8:50PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.23m | 1:40AM0.14m | 2:00PM0.22m | 2:24AM0.13m | 2:46PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 9 | — | — |
12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 15 | — | E 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 108 |
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