Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
150
101
100
77
77
69
79
82
83
137
41
41
41
42
42
28
41
47
41
41
42
45
48
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM1.48m
2:56AM1.63m
3:31PM1.55m
3:49AM1.68m
4:26PM1.64m
4:42AM1.75m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.43m
9:18AM0.35m
9:34PM0.39m
10:11AM0.25m
10:31PM0.34m
11:03AM0.16m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
10
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
12
10
8
8
10
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
150
150
101
63
44
43
69
79
82
83
137
41
41
41
42
42
28
6
47
9
17
18
17
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
68
65
64
2
11
10
63
44
42
41
4
13
12
11
11
4
4
41
3
41
41
42
45
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
12
12
11
4
4
4
4
2
4
8
8
3
3
3
3
8
3
4
8
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
11
8
100
77
77
2
2
7
16
19
21
19
19
19
16
5
24
28
21
24
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
35
32
60
22
22
22
22
32
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
108
109
32
0
0
0
0
0
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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