Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.5°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19PM1.85m
10:50AM1.87m
11:07PM1.82m
11:41AM1.85m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.07m
5:04PM0.19m
5:26AM0.09m
5:55PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
13
12
12
11
13
16
17
15
10
9
8
7
10
15
17
13
11
Feels °C
11
14
11
10
10
8
11
13
14
11
6
6
5
4
6
12
13
9
7
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