Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
333
286
280
228
188
169
140
114
112
109
88
86
84
74
72
72
72
72
57
57
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
ENE
5
E
0
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:40PM1.77m
6:10AM1.69m
6:32PM1.79m
7:02AM1.74m
7:21PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.27m
00:00AM0.24m
12:19PM0.25m
00:52AM0.18m
1:12PM0.23m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:39
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Temp °C
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
16
16
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
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