Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
246
290
358
344
268
276
1027
1094
1338
1548
1944
1682
1573
1481
1201
954
847
748
583
477
380
319
254
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:08AM1.51m
11:41PM1.60m
11:54AM1.46m
00:26AM1.58m
12:44PM1.44m
1:14AM1.57m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.38m
5:56AM0.48m
6:06PM0.42m
6:44AM0.49m
6:53PM0.44m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
2
2
6
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
18
18
17
15
16
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
17
17
15
15
14
15
14
16
16
15
13
15
15
16
13
15
16
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
9
9
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
NE
11
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
225
186
168
159
268
276
1027
1094
1338
1548
1944
1682
1573
1481
1201
954
847
748
583
477
380
319
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
ENE
14
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
61
2
129
159
114
43
42
60
30
4
13
12
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
123
4
4
4
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
7
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
NW
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
40
246
290
358
344
112
123
9
8
9
10
13
4
5
5
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
227
228
228
228
234
131
20
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
2
2
2
20
69
174
115
22
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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