Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)999131211111111101099999912458888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1414141435333130181624222221202020152043212302556639
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
SW
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
1.75
11:33PM
1.71
11:46AM
1.68
12:15AM
1.66
12:29PM
1.61
1:00AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.21
5:41AM
0.32
6:01PM
0.27
6:23AM
0.39
6:43PM
0.34
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:45-------7:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C151517192120171414131621222017181817181919191716
Feels °C (?)151518181918151213121520211816161613131415161212
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