Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.4
NE
0.7
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)13131314141212126666136111112121212121288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2642434851302929571048856443020193736373737521717
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
1.59
3:15AM
1.52
3:26PM
1.53
4:07AM
1.51
4:17PM
1.50
4:59AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.45
8:54PM
0.37
9:15AM
0.51
9:43PM
0.40
10:08AM
0.55
10:34PM
0.42
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---8:38-------8:38-------8:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232523221614141519202121191716161920232221191819
Feels °C (?)222322191312131420212123191515151920222121201921
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