Waihi Beach Surf Break

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
N
8
1.5
NNE
7
0.9
N
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
E
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2
ENE
7
1.5
NNE
9
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
202
161
406
404
501
228
97
121
111
185
122
186
285
547
589
382
322
428
386
330
279
279
234
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:41PM1.71m
11:00AM1.55m
11:21PM1.70m
11:46AM1.56m
00:05AM1.69m
12:36PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.34m
5:08PM0.33m
5:43AM0.32m
5:53PM0.36m
6:28AM0.29m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
8
6
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
13
14
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
7
9
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
5
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
0.9
N
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.7
E
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
202
202
161
123
121
336
228
97
121
111
185
93
186
76
297
252
322
428
386
330
241
279
234
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
E
12
1.2
NE
8
0.8
E
9
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
10
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
55
68
154
111
95
71
71
72
122
99
25
164
111
220
117
279
188
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
8
Energy kJ
67
82
65
43
57
57
45
41
138
123
198
115
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
N
8
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2
ENE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
53
90
406
404
501
82
110
285
547
589
382
212
160
213
27
19
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
2
5
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
8
149
151
216
216
152
23
44
108
60
109
60
109
109
109
108
89
44
32
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
6
5
7
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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