Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
5
14
24
50
139
46
47
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
1:23AM1.70m
2:06PM1.68m
2:23AM1.69m
3:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.36m
7:45AM0.23m
8:15PM0.37m
8:45AM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
11
9
7
6
5
5
6
10
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
3
3
2
2
3
8
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
11
11
11
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