Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.9°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
44
43
42
43
42
64
63
42
42
42
42
26
43
44
44
44
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM1.76m
6:45PM1.89m
7:10AM1.81m
7:33PM1.91m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.18m
12:31PM0.14m
1:04AM0.12m
1:22PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
10
13
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
10
8
5
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