Waihi Beach Surf Break

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
308
319
326
375
352
352
477
485
493
510
501
485
469
456
426
422
282
224
220
175
168
131
165
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:43PM1.71m
8:53AM1.58m
9:23PM1.72m
9:35AM1.57m
10:02PM1.71m
10:17AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.39m
3:06PM0.28m
3:39AM0.37m
3:46PM0.29m
4:20AM0.35m
4:26PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
8
9
10
10
11
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
308
308
319
326
375
352
352
477
485
493
510
501
485
469
456
426
422
282
224
140
132
93
64
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
N
6
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
94
153
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
48
220
175
168
131
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
45
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
N
3
1
N
4
1
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1
N
6
1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
5
38
48
89
113
99
78
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
110
220
110
213
141
23
0
0
0
23
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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