Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
32
24
52
106
97
50
73
206
120
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:46PM1.74m
7:19AM1.75m
7:33PM1.80m
8:05AM1.84m
8:20PM1.85m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.32m
1:05AM0.18m
1:27PM0.26m
1:52AM0.10m
2:16PM0.20m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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6:16
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7:42
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Temp °C
15
19
19
17
13
11
10
10
14
18
20
19
15
13
13
13
18
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
12
16
16
13
10
9
8
8
12
17
18
15
13
11
11
11
15
14
15
15
10
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