Waihi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
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Waihi Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 16.8 °C
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| 9AM | 12PM | 3PM | 6PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NE |
NE |
NE |
NE |
| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
off | off |
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Waihi Beach in Bay of Plenty is a fairly exposed beach break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of .
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Orakawa, 2 km from Waihi Beach.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Waihi Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Waihi, 6 km from Waihi Beach.
moderate winds from the W km/h |  dry | Air temperature 16 °C |
Overall Waihi Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This picture shows the combination of swells directed at Waihi Beach through a typical ... (show all text)
The figure illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Waihi Beach surf consistency graph.
Also see Waihi Beach surf quality by season and Waihi Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Bay of Plenty surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Waihi Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waihi Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break5 mi
- Third closest break9 mi
- Fourth closest break12 mi
- Fifth closest break13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Waihi Beach:
- Closest wave buoy1804 mi
- Second closest wave buoy3089 mi
- Third closest wave buoy4056 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy4075 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy4140 mi
Tide stations nearest to Waihi Beach:
- Closest tide station21 mi
- Second closest tide station25 mi
- Third closest tide station29 mi
- Fourth closest tide station32 mi
- Fifth closest tide station42 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Waihi Beach:
- Closest city location23 mi
- Second closest city location44 mi
- Third closest city location53 mi
- Fourth closest city location66 mi
- Fifth closest city location76 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Waihi Beach is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Waihi Beach is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand, 74 km (46 miles) away.
- Third is Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand, 85 km (53 miles) away.
- Whakatane Airport (WHK) in New Zealand is 103 km (64 miles) away.
- Auckland International Airport (AKL), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Waihi Beach and is 111 km (69 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Waihi Beach, Bay of Plenty. Use the tab navigation above to view Waihi Beach sea temperature, Waihi Beach photographs, Waihi Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Waihi Beach webcams, current wind from Bay of Plenty live weather stations and Waihi Beach tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Waihi Beach.
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