Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)1313914991313999131211111111101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)836019161919323114141414353331301816242222212014
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassononcross-
on
crossglassoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.81
10:50PM
1.75
11:05AM
1.75
11:33PM
1.71
11:46AM
1.68
12:15AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.20
4:41PM
0.16
4:59AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.21
5:41AM
0.32
6:01PM
0.27
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:45-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131215181918171615141619212016141313172122211818
Feels °C (?)111115171717171615141618191814131212161921201815
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