Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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 1.1°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 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)61212126666677777666611117888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5838383762927166909479796245302013131111236272217190
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
5
NW
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.60
5:16AM
1.72
5:43PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
7:01AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
11:54PM
0.29
12:31PM
0.28
12:48AM
0.28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:12------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---23---------------1---
Temp. °C202019181719202323201817171516192120161414151516
Feels °C (?)21211919151920222220181614111316181711911121314
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