Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
NNW
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
13
9
9
10
11
11
10
15
10
10
10
14
23
46
146
56
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27PM1.79m
10:59AM1.76m
11:15PM1.76m
11:51AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.15m
5:10PM0.27m
5:36AM0.17m
6:02PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
14
17
18
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
11
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
7
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