Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is

14.6° C

Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	9	9	13	27	27	30	27	26	26	25	24	52	55	51	48	42	40	37	37	37	18	15	14	15
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:43AM1.86m				8:18PM2.02m				8:38AM1.86m					9:10PM2.02m				9:33AM1.83m				10:01PM1.98m
Low Tide	1:41AM0.12m				1:59PM-0.02m				2:36AM0.08m				2:53PM-0.00m					3:30AM0.07m				3:44PM0.04m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	16	13	12	11	10	10	11	13	13	11	10	9	11	11	11	13	13	11	11	10
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	14	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	6	9	8	8	9	9	6	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	2	2	13	27	27	30	13	13	13	12	12	52	55	51	48	42	40	37	37	37	18	15	14	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	NNE 4	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 12	NE 10	E 11	NE 10	E 18	E 18	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	9	9	2	1	4	4	27	26	26	25	24	12	4	9	4	6	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	NE 10	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 16	E 17	NE 9	—	—
kJ	4	4	4	4	—	—	3	3	3	4	4	4	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	WSW 2	—	—	SW 2	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	2	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Marokopa Taranaki	Hicks Bay East Cape	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Shark Alley Great Barrier Island	Shark Alley Great Barrier Island	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	148	208	148	132	132	29	29	29	29	29	29	5	0	0	29	29	29	29	29	29	43	46	59	59
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty													Waihi Beach	Waihi Beach
Rating (10 max)													1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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