Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)899999999999999677777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101111111111140140154180176176227260315322329289303392381458543655509604
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.76
9:39PM
1.77
9:52AM
1.73
10:20PM
1.75
10:32AM
1.69
11:00PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
0.25
3:28PM
0.17
3:49AM
0.27
4:07PM
0.19
4:30AM
0.30
4:46PM
0.23
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:05-------7:02--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1--1111211112
Temp. °C151516171817171716161718191818181817171818181818
Feels °C (?)151415161616161615141516161514141413121213141414
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