Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Waihi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
92
88
85
85
63
61
43
41
26
25
25
25
13
13
14
14
14
6
8
18
32
46
50
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:28PM1.71m
3:45AM1.73m
4:29PM1.78m
4:46AM1.77m
5:29PM1.86m
5:47AM1.81m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
Feels °C
7
8
6
6
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
14
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