Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
24
36
39
45
47
43
53
55
60
71
74
93
109
116
122
160
143
143
140
156
193
350
292
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20PM1.83m
1:47AM1.66m
2:21PM1.79m
2:52AM1.62m
3:22PM1.75m
3:56AM1.61m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.25m
7:58AM0.23m
8:42PM0.27m
9:00AM0.28m
9:44PM0.28m
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6:05
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7:51
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
15
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