Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
26
23
20
21
10
13
9
9
9
16
16
16
17
11
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SE
5
NE
15
N
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
N
15
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:10PM1.64m
00:24AM1.53m
12:57PM1.59m
1:12AM1.47m
1:47PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
7:24AM0.44m
8:00PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:34
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7:35
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Temp °C
11
15
15
15
12
10
9
8
11
14
16
16
13
12
10
10
13
16
18
18
13
Feels °C
5
10
12
11
9
7
6
5
9
11
13
13
12
10
8
8
12
15
16
16
11
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