Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
212
176
147
144
109
92
80
99
96
94
74
81
151
122
122
92
65
62
42
43
25
25
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:11AM1.83m
9:33PM1.93m
10:00AM1.80m
10:19PM1.86m
10:47AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.06m
3:21PM0.09m
3:52AM0.08m
4:09PM0.16m
4:37AM0.13m
4:55PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
13
11
7
5
4
3
5
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
6
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
8
6
3
1
-1
-1
1
5
6
6
4
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