Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 06 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tue
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)667888777889998888888885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1281443432211961117544446711614416512394957366638079575760
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
1.54
5:32PM
1.69
5:50AM
1.62
6:19PM
1.78
6:40AM
1.71
7:05PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.32
11:47PM
0.36
12:02PM
0.25
12:36AM
0.25
12:51PM
0.17
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tue
09
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:59--------6:00--
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--441-------------------
Temp. °C1414141111111098912141412101010910121313118
Feels °C (?)121112565322467876676569754
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Waihi Beach have swung cross-off (light winds from the W at Waihi 6 km from Waihi Beach). 1.2m 6s windswell from the N to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 35 min ago

18 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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