
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 97 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.78m | 4:46AM1.77m | 5:29PM1.86m | 5:47AM1.81m | 6:27PM1.93m | 6:46AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.30m | 11:07AM0.10m | 11:43PM0.24m | 12:06PM0.05m | 00:43AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | N 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | NNW 6 | E 11 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | N 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 145 | 208 | 116 | 109 | 220 | 2 | 58 | 58 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 109 | 109 | 148 |
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