Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.9
ESE
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)766661111115866886666666886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434129201211111139246887114011237426868604535343336
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
7:01AM
1.76
7:29PM
1.70
7:47AM
1.77
8:15PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.28
12:48AM
0.28
1:21PM
0.23
1:38AM
0.26
2:06PM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:12-------7:10-------7:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171516192120171515151516171616171616161617161616
Feels °C (?)141112141718121011111214151514151515151516141516
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