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Current Water Quality
Please contact your local regional council for the most recent water quality information at this location.
Surf life saving
No lifeguards on duty
We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.
Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sun, 8 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Forecast
Weather
Water temp: 16.8°C
ThuNow
14.4°CCloudy
ENE2km/h
Thu11am
15°CCloudy
NE3km/h
Thu1pm
14.4°CCloudy
NNE3km/h
Thu3pm
14.4°CShowers
NE4km/h
Thu5pm
14.5°CCloudy
NE6km/h
Thu7pm
15.9°CCloudy
N7km/h
Thu9pm
19.1°CCloudy
NNW8km/h
Fri5am
19.2°CShowers
N18km/h
Fri7am
16.3°CCloudy
N10km/h
Fri9am
15.6°CRain
N14km/h
Fri11am
16.3°CRain
N13km/h
Fri1pm
16.5°CCloudy
N9km/h
Fri3pm
16.4°CRain
NNE13km/h
Fri5pm
16°CCloudy
NNE18km/h
Fri7pm
16.3°CCloudy
NNE21km/h
Fri9pm
17.7°CShowers
N25km/h
Sat5am
18.6°CCloudy
NNE18km/h
Sat7am
16°CCloudy
N8km/h
Sat9am
14.7°CRain
NW10km/h
Sat11am
13.7°CCloudy
WNW8km/h
Sat1pm
12.8°CCloudy
NW7km/h
Sat3pm
12.1°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat5pm
12°CCloudy
WNW9km/h
Sat7pm
14.4°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat9pm
17.8°CShowers
NW12km/h
Tide
Currently incoming
Thu
3:52pm
High
1.76m
Thu
9:57pm
Low
0.49m
Fri
4:11am
High
1.86m
Fri
10:32am
Low
0.39m
Fri
4:47pm
High
1.79m
Fri
10:52pm
Low
0.49m
Sat
5:01am
High
1.85m
Sat
11:20am
Low
0.36m
Sat
5:37pm
High
1.83m
Sat
11:42pm
Low
0.49m
Sun
5:48am
High
1.85m
Beach Info
Waihi Beach is located at the eastern base of Coromandel Peninsular and is very close to Tauranga. The beach slopes gently into the ocean and has a very large tide range. The beach is generally safe for most water activities with low wave energy common but dangerous powerful waves do hit Waihi Beach in the summer months. Swimmers are advised to stay in the patrolled area.
Hazards
Deep water
Large surf
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Sudden drop in water depth
Facilities
Parking
Toilet block