Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
22.1° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)--
Afternoon (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)799999999999888855667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14313029292928383737363635353526446477131178194235269
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
ononglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
1.53
2:42PM
1.51
3:22AM
1.50
3:34PM
1.47
4:17AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.39
8:33AM
0.52
8:58PM
0.44
9:25AM
0.57
9:51PM
0.46
10:22AM
0.59
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:43--
Sunset-8:20-------8:19-------8:17------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--12-----------1--------
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