Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.6°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
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
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
47
146
39
44
33
25
17
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:51AM1.74m
00:08AM1.72m
12:47PM1.72m
1:07AM1.68m
1:49PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.31m
6:29AM0.20m
7:00PM0.34m
7:27AM0.23m
8:02PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
15
17
14
15
12
11
10
9
11
15
16
13
11
9
9
9
11
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
13
10
12
9
8
6
5
7
11
11
9
8
6
6
7
9
14
13
12
11
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