Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
64
65
64
54
54
52
52
51
51
39
40
41
41
40
39
37
35
45
35
36
30
31
31
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
SW
0
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:50AM1.78m
8:06PM1.81m
8:36AM1.81m
8:50PM1.79m
9:19AM1.81m
9:32PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.14m
2:00PM0.22m
2:24AM0.13m
2:46PM0.22m
3:06AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
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clear
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:35
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
16
18
21
19
16
15
15
15
16
17
19
19
16
15
15
15
16
19
21
19
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
17
17
19
17
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
16
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
15
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