Waihi Beach
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C66°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 2817 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 910 m0.6 miAthenree Road - Pohutukawa Road
- Nearest town
- 920 m0.6 miAthenree (village)
- Nearest airport
- 33 km21 miTauranga Airport (TRG)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ocean Beach3.0 km1.8 mi south-east away8.3 Great
- Shelly Bay3.1 km1.9 mi south away8.3 Great
- Anzac Bay3.3 km2.1 mi south-east away8.3 Great
- Orokawa Bay Beach6.7 km4.2 mi north-west away8.0 Great
- Homunga Bay Beach9.2 km5.7 mi north away8.0 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Waihi Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
- Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 96%
- Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 16%
- Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 42%