Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999967777888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154180176176227266274322424203233265350384529637725587726650786112114441755
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
1.77
9:52AM
1.73
10:20PM
1.75
10:32AM
1.69
11:00PM
1.72
11:13AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.27
4:07PM
0.19
4:30AM
0.30
4:46PM
0.23
5:11AM
0.35
5:27PM
0.29
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:05-------7:02-------7:01
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----1--11112211122333106
Temp. °C171717161718191818171817171818181818181817171718
Feels °C (?)161616141516161514121412131213131313131311121113
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waihi Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest