Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 21 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Dec)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Dec)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131313131312121212121616151515151566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393735343434343433323029292928403934555454848287
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.70
8:43PM
1.60
9:16AM
1.72
9:25PM
1.60
9:57AM
1.73
10:06PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.29
2:47PM
0.41
2:58AM
0.27
3:29PM
0.39
3:39AM
0.26
4:12PM
0.38
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:36-------8:36-------8:37--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151617202119161412131721232219191819192525232020
Feels °C (?)111213161614121110121520232018181820182222201719
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