Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 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
17.3° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
524
402
322
328
300
260
256
275
246
246
225
225
202
182
182
178
132
126
123
120
121
132
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
1:33AM1.77m
2:05PM1.60m
2:28AM1.71m
3:04PM1.58m
3:22AM1.66m
3:59PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.27m
8:10PM0.34m
8:50AM0.29m
9:07PM0.40m
9:42AM0.30m
10:03PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
12
10
8
8
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
574
524
402
322
328
300
260
256
275
246
246
225
225
202
182
182
178
132
126
123
120
120
120
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
147
161
184
158
174
182
128
104
110
100
102
102
102
104
143
146
112
110
110
110
110
121
132
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
38
37
37
37
37
57
102
112
153
101
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
32
0
0
32
108
8
8
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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