Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (01 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)6666666671177101016161010101010101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17612587645046473942403535255974169117170167208175212142239
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.74
5:55PM
1.66
6:31AM
1.79
6:53PM
1.70
7:25AM
1.83
7:47PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.33
12:11AM
0.22
12:49PM
0.28
1:08AM
0.19
1:43PM
0.22
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:54-------7:53--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1717171820191715141315151717141198121719181512
Feels °C (?)16171717191916131212119121395447111311119
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