Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
SE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)111111510101010101099455567766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)828156433318181717161515183234303130293338312523
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
1.93
11:17AM
1.78
11:54PM
1.87
12:17PM
1.70
12:54AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
6:12AM
0.24
6:31PM
0.19
7:12AM
0.28
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C17141210109101315151312111112131413131312111215
Feels °C (?)1387565610121178889111313131211101114
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