Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is

16.5°C

Waihi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	82	85	91	106	109	116	136	136	136	136	136	217	268	276	300	250	221	194	152	103	76	76
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	E	NNE	NNW	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:21PM1.79m				2:52AM1.62m				3:22PM1.75m				3:56AM1.61m					4:21PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m
Low Tide			8:42PM0.27m				9:00AM0.28m				9:44PM0.28m					10:02AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	15	15	15	14	15	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	15	16	14	14	15	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	14	16	16	18	18	17	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	6	85	91	106	109	116	136	136	136	136	136	217	268	276	300	250	221	194	152	103	76	76
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	NE 13	N 12	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7
kJ	2	6	3	6	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	49	48	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 13	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16
kJ	—	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	3	—	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—
kJ	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	133	116	89	60	48	32	109	109	109	108	60	48	60	32	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty			Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope					Maketu Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Whakatane Heads	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope		Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohope Beach	Arataki
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1					1	1	2	2	2		2	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5

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