Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.6
N
0.8
NNW
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)11711117711118844101717178441515151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1171199999910191082828291213262121222324
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
1.69
3:58AM
1.56
4:29PM
1.67
4:59AM
1.55
5:24PM
1.66
5:53AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.37
10:08AM
0.36
10:49PM
0.37
11:06AM
0.38
11:43PM
0.34
12:00PM
0.38
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:28-------6:26--
Sunset-7:32-------7:34-------7:35------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191412111010131415151312101013161717131212121619
Feels °C (?)13889891211121211119912131415111112111315
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Waihi Beach (moderate winds from the W at Waihi 6 km from Waihi Beach). 0.3m 9s swell from the NE with a 0.2m 4s local chop from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 43 min ago

26 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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