Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
E
4
0.2
E
12
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
15
16
12
13
14
14
13
3
3
3
11
11
11
7
11
34
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM1.98m
10:26AM1.79m
10:50PM1.91m
11:18AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.08m
4:35PM0.11m
5:10AM0.12m
5:25PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
6
7
7
10
12
10
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
9
8
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