Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 14 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
47
42
40
39
41
42
47
49
75
100
125
181
191
158
156
187
187
117
115
110
106
80
78
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
ESE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
4:26PM1.64m
4:42AM1.75m
5:20PM1.75m
5:35AM1.82m
6:13PM1.86m
6:28AM1.87m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.34m
11:03AM0.16m
11:28PM0.27m
11:56AM0.07m
00:24AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
12
11
10
11
14
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
9
9
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
46
47
42
15
17
18
18
13
49
75
100
125
181
191
158
156
187
187
117
115
32
27
25
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
7
3
40
39
41
42
47
13
13
4
4
4
4
4
4
110
106
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
12
11
9
30
24
25
17
15
14
3
8
13
2
15
27
48
36
33
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
108
0
0
0
0
0
22
46
46
43
32
0
0
0
32
46
32
32
22
0
0
0
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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