Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 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
21.9° 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 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 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
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)8999999899999889998888118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283030303014302826272728393737454526401823222223
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
1.84
12:28AM
1.78
12:45PM
1.79
1:22AM
1.75
1:40PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
0.20
6:16PM
0.12
6:38AM
0.24
7:06PM
0.15
7:33AM
0.29
8:01PM
0.19
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----8:04-------8:02-------8:01--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141316171918171514141622232319181818192020211919
Feels °C (?)121215161817161413131521222119191919202119211919
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