Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
14
4
11
11
13
17
10
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
8
38
48
45
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:18AM1.53m
5:42PM1.66m
6:05AM1.61m
6:24PM1.73m
6:49AM1.69m
7:07PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.37m
11:58PM0.33m
12:13PM0.31m
00:42AM0.24m
12:58PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:00
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6:58
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6:14
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6:15
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7:15
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 mm
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1
2
1
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1
2
1
1
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1
Temp °C
8
8
10
14
15
13
11
10
9
9
12
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
17
17
14
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
9
10
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
8
9
9
9
11
11
10
12
12
8
6
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