Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)610888999999999999991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25327396101111111137140140184180176176222260315329402472482644742684
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
1.76
9:12AM
1.76
9:39PM
1.77
9:52AM
1.73
10:20PM
1.75
10:32AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.17
3:07AM
0.25
3:28PM
0.17
3:49AM
0.27
4:07PM
0.19
4:30AM
0.30
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-7:07-------7:06-------7:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------1--112111
Temp. °C161616151514151517171717171617181918181717171718
Feels °C (?)141515151513141517171717161415161615151313131213
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