Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
228
188
154
154
122
122
120
120
122
121
121
92
69
96
80
89
205
85
218
209
50
131
96
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM1.69m
1:30PM1.61m
1:46AM1.70m
2:28PM1.65m
2:44AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.37m
7:16AM0.26m
7:35PM0.38m
8:09AM0.23m
8:34PM0.37m
9:06AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
13
11
8
7
7
7
8
10
Feels °C
13
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
3
4
4
6
9
6
3
3
3
3
4
7
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