Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)11111010111111111111105510101097456767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8411210210411082828156373825191917161515182740735447
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
1.97
10:21AM
1.85
10:57PM
1.93
11:17AM
1.78
11:54PM
1.87
12:17PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.13
4:38PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
6:12AM
0.24
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1111111212141513111098101314151312121112131414
Feels °C (?)877768976444610111188889101213
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