Waihi Beach Surf Break

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1204
719
455
519
467
504
486
474
955
613
505
414
347
339
354
379
377
494
482
482
546
484
494
434
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:46AM1.61m
3:26PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
5:04PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.49m
9:54AM0.36m
10:20PM0.50m
10:42AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
9
7
3
2
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
15
16
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
15
13
13
13
11
8
7
6
6
6
6
4
4
7
7
7
8
11
13
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
899
719
455
519
467
504
486
474
548
613
505
414
347
339
354
379
377
494
482
482
546
484
494
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
0.9
N
8
0.4
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
N
9
0.4
SE
5
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
130
143
3
94
12
2
11
2
7
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
4
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
5
2.5
E
9
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1204
62
955
94
42
3
6
5
1
16
40
1
1
11
13
20
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
116
108
44
0
0
0
22
0
46
82
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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