Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 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 1.1°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 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
N
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)777766661212126678777777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118106888470685648383636811102221961348665634835252113
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
1.71
4:42PM
1.60
5:16AM
1.72
5:43PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
11:54PM
0.29
12:31PM
0.28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:14-------7:12
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C191817161819202019181719202223211817161516192120
Feels °C (?)191817161919212120191619182022201715121112151819
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