Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 13 Jul 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.6
N
0.3
N
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111111111111111111111010101010101010991010957777888810121211111111101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)38033631132625123926828323123919018719613712512115415718325530523114093764851383641653672439351309169165582514691615151515141415191919212018202326
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
25
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
1.64
8:48PM
1.79
9:01AM
1.65
9:30PM
1.82
9:48AM
1.67
10:14PM
1.83
10:36AM
1.67
10:59PM
1.83
11:27AM
1.68
11:47PM
1.81
12:20PM
1.68
12:39AM
1.79
1:17PM
1.69
1:35AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.35
2:31PM
0.21
3:05AM
0.30
3:14PM
0.19
3:49AM
0.25
3:59PM
0.19
4:35AM
0.21
4:46PM
0.21
5:21AM
0.19
5:35PM
0.24
6:10AM
0.17
6:27PM
0.27
7:02AM
0.17
7:24PM
0.31
7:58AM
0.18
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset----5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)10111114131211131110101212887891086333568101311107119997564575576543249109888789
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