Waihi Beach Surf Break

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
289
575
334
292
285
314
371
314
260
194
192
192
158
158
158
122
154
122
140
100
98
92
92
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM1.56m
00:05AM1.69m
12:36PM1.58m
00:53AM1.69m
1:30PM1.61m
1:46AM1.70m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.36m
6:28AM0.29m
6:41PM0.37m
7:16AM0.26m
7:35PM0.38m
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
2
7
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
9
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
11
11
10
10
8
8
9
11
12
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
5
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
7
0.7
E
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
69
69
356
334
292
285
314
371
314
260
171
192
192
158
158
158
122
154
122
140
100
98
92
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
76
69
76
76
80
80
144
128
125
194
133
93
74
72
48
35
25
19
18
12
16
18
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
25
45
61
41
108
86
48
3
8
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.1
NE
8
1
E
11
0.9
SE
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
128
289
575
229
28
3
3
2
1
1
10
7
20
13
60
71
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
109
109
109
108
60
108
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
0
0
0
0
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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