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Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 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
22.4° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
3
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9888888888888899999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6328008478478931033113411981213119811191093119814121629179118171817213824573373404536922410
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
55
E
40
ENE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
1.59
8:51AM
1.73
9:01PM
1.62
9:31AM
1.77
9:44PM
1.64
10:11AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.26
3:05PM
0.36
3:15AM
0.23
3:47PM
0.31
3:56AM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:36------
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
--122243323233265451812321911
Temp. °C212019181818171717171718171818181819191920202223
Feels °C (?)181515141414121313131213121312121213141313131925
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