Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
107
105
102
107
119
125
125
206
99
277
178
178
170
170
207
297
202
225
142
120
131
170
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:32AM1.72m
5:13PM1.83m
5:33AM1.76m
6:11PM1.90m
6:32AM1.80m
7:06PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.15m
11:29PM0.26m
11:51AM0.10m
00:29AM0.18m
12:48PM0.06m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
9
11
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
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