Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.7°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
0
4
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
15
15
15
23
23
22
22
22
22
33
34
67
181
168
206
1048
667
481
365
307
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM1.76m
10:29PM1.71m
10:59AM1.70m
11:13PM1.63m
11:44AM1.63m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.16m
4:24PM0.28m
4:44AM0.23m
5:08PM0.36m
5:27AM0.31m
5:54PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
9
5
7
3
4
Temp °C
8
7
11
15
16
14
12
10
10
12
14
15
16
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
4
9
12
12
10
10
7
8
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
7
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