Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
16.7°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
28
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
13
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM1.47m
5:12PM1.60m
5:43AM1.55m
6:00PM1.67m
6:31AM1.65m
6:46PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.45m
10:55AM0.44m
11:31PM0.36m
11:47AM0.39m
00:19AM0.27m
12:38PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:18
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7:39
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Temp °C
9
9
9
13
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
15
18
19
19
14
12
12
11
15
19
20
16
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
16
18
11
10
10
9
13
17
16
12
9
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