Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.5°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.9
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
17
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
30
11
19
131
75
112
489
365
164
114
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM1.72m
12:47PM1.72m
1:07AM1.68m
1:49PM1.71m
2:11AM1.65m
2:54PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.20m
7:00PM0.34m
7:27AM0.23m
8:02PM0.36m
8:29AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
11
10
12
16
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
16
17
15
13
13
14
15
17
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
12
11
9
8
7
6
7
9
13
14
12
11
11
13
13
14
12
13
12
11
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