Waihi Beach Surf Break

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
1.3
N
7
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
472
454
361
287
282
224
220
195
165
162
162
200
200
204
431
337
276
169
168
153
112
161
95
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:35AM1.57m
10:02PM1.71m
10:17AM1.56m
10:41PM1.71m
11:00AM1.55m
11:21PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.29m
4:20AM0.35m
4:26PM0.31m
5:01AM0.34m
5:08PM0.33m
5:43AM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
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—
—
—
—
—
7:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:10
—
—
—
—
5:10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
10
2
—
1
2
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
14
15
13
13
14
14
11
10
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
7
9
8
11
11
13
14
11
11
10
8
6
6
9
10
9
8
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.8
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
E
10
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
N
6
Energy kJ
485
472
454
361
287
282
224
220
195
154
116
120
200
200
159
125
337
199
133
111
91
101
115
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
—
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
—
—
—
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
N
8
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
175
165
162
162
66
—
—
—
156
156
71
128
153
112
60
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
N
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
NE
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
NNW
7
—
0.7
N
7
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
72
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
59
60
69
—
44
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
—
1.6
N
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
—
0.8
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
—
Energy kJ
—
1
5
11
40
111
156
194
—
—
—
—
—
62
204
431
—
276
169
168
—
60
161
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Motiti Island Right
Bay of Plenty
Whakatane Heads
Bay of Plenty
Mohaka River Mouth
Hawkes Bay
Mohaka River Mouth
Hawkes Bay
Mohaka River Mouth
Hawkes Bay
Mohaka River Mouth
Hawkes Bay
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Auckland
Waihi Beach
Bay of Plenty
Waihi Beach
Bay of Plenty
Waihi Beach
Bay of Plenty
Matakana Island
Bay of Plenty
Whangamata Estuary
Coromandel
Matata
Bay of Plenty
Torere Beach
East Cape
Marsden Point
Northland
Red Beach
Auckland
Orakawa
Coromandel
Bowentown Bar
Bay of Plenty
New Chums
Coromandel
Pauanui Beach
Coromandel
Homunga Bay
Coromandel
Papamoa Beach Park
Bay of Plenty
Maketu Bar
Bay of Plenty
Maketu Bar
Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
48
110
220
220
220
220
141
0
0
0
22
20
89
149
216
141
2
8
84
43
5
44
60
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Motiti Island Right
Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Bowentown Bar
Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree
Motiti Island - Ernies
Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree
Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Whakatane Heads
Blowhole
Kaituna Cut
Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Whakatane Heads
Maketu Bar
Maketu Bar
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Whangara
Gisborne and Mahia
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Papatowai
Catlins
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Otago
Papatowai
Catlins
Mangahume
Taranaki
Waiwakaiho
Taranaki
Waiwakaiho
Taranaki
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Little Wanganui
West Coast South Island
Little Wanganui
West Coast South Island
Little Wanganui
West Coast South Island
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Raglan-Indicators
Raglan and West Waikato
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Piha-The Bar
Auckland
Piha-The Bar
Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
9
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Rating
(10 max)
7
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