Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
42
91
96
105
115
83
60
107
149
144
117
100
107
129
110
120
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM1.77m
12:35PM1.81m
00:55AM1.72m
1:34PM1.77m
1:56AM1.66m
2:36PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.14m
6:50PM0.27m
7:13AM0.19m
7:50PM0.31m
8:13AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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7:22
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5
7
4
3
1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
15
15
14
12
11
9
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
10
12
11
12
8
6
3
4
4
6
9
9
7
7
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
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