Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
6
20
29
35
28
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM1.53m
6:20PM1.66m
6:35AM1.58m
7:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.46m
12:01PM0.34m
00:34AM0.39m
12:46PM0.29m
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6:45
6:43
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5:50
5:51
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
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