Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)7777788888888888999911899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3163714585436076556896898228869981121125410069791148738678572483646368377384
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
1.69
10:00PM
1.72
10:13AM
1.64
10:42PM
1.67
10:54AM
1.58
11:25PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.30
3:46PM
0.23
4:11AM
0.35
4:27PM
0.29
4:53AM
0.40
5:08PM
0.34
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00-------6:00--
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-121111111112344453422--
Temp. °C171618181918181718181818181818191919191920201919
Feels °C (?)121213131413131113131212131414161817181820212021
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