Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
9 PM
12 AM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
65
71
57
69
27
28
20
14
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
26
27
30
13
26
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
N
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47AM1.81m
6:27PM1.93m
6:46AM1.84m
7:23PM1.99m
7:43AM1.86m
8:18PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.00m
1:41AM0.12m
1:59PM-0.02m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
15
14
14
12
12
11
10
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
10
9
13
15
14
12
10
11
10
10
13
15
12
8
6
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