Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
375
305
228
181
164
189
405
406
209
185
185
178
270
333
349
339
331
246
256
276
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
0
NE
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:32AM1.80m
7:06PM1.95m
7:27AM1.83m
7:57PM1.98m
8:20AM1.84m
8:46PM1.97m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.06m
1:24AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
2:16AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
7
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
14
16
15
12
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
10
11
12
12
15
13
12
12
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