Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 12 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 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NNE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)885566666677666666666788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353547748710412413916216215915516117222712867494445485778103
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
1.50
3:34PM
1.47
4:17AM
1.49
4:29PM
1.46
5:12AM
1.51
5:24PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.57
9:51PM
0.46
10:22AM
0.59
10:45PM
0.46
11:19AM
0.57
11:40PM
0.42
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:16-------8:15--
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--111---111262519411------
Temp. °C192020202121212020212120202121212020212426211817
Feels °C (?)191918182021211919212120202223232222232524171514
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