Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 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
21.0° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)898955566655566677778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4122232238444271907455424464131165175186209311393393382469
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
1.90
11:19PM
1.90
11:37AM
1.85
12:11AM
1.86
12:30PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.13
5:06PM
0.03
5:32AM
0.16
5:56PM
0.07
6:25AM
0.21
6:49PM
0.13
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:21--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111-------------111--12
Temp. °C181818181817171717171718181818181817181919191917
Feels °C (?)191817161615141414151415151615161515141516161513
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