Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is

16.5°C

Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	136	136	136	136	132	167	171	171	156	156	156	156	134	107	100	100	82	72	57	116	89	106	116	161
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	S	SSE	S	E	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			3:22PM1.75m				3:56AM1.61m					4:21PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:16PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m
Low Tide	9:00AM0.28m				9:44PM0.28m					10:02AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:02AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	16	15	16	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	18	17	18	17	16	17	20	19	19	19	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	N 16	NE 7	NE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	136	136	136	136	132	167	171	171	156	156	156	156	134	107	100	100	82	72	57	5	89	9	116	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 15	N 10	N 15	N 15
kJ	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	14	5	5	23	5	5	5	9	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	N 10	N 10	—	—	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	7	6	6	9	6	6	8	21	5	5	—	2	2	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	NNE 4	NE 7	N 6	NE 7	—	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	34	22	116	21	106	—	161
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	108	115	109	108	60	60	32	32	8	0	140	8	0	0	0	0	0	224	15	108	108	23	108	108
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Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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