Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNE
2.4
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888777777666666667888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1248762579414354267189167121118889981685646466858142302324264178
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
1.72
3:36PM
1.61
4:15AM
1.71
4:42PM
1.60
5:16AM
1.72
5:43PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.25
9:27AM
0.36
9:50PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------------1102-12-
Temp. °C192019181921212119181717182020202019181919212120
Feels °C (?)182120192122212120181717192120202120182018202119
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