Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
1.6
NNE
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)88888778887811111010111111116555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4132962062291421401149289736558848276788182825772513925
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.92
9:10PM
1.98
9:27AM
1.90
10:02PM
1.97
10:21AM
1.85
10:57PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.10
3:46PM
-0.01
4:18AM
0.13
4:38PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:40-----
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--231---11-------------
Temp. °C16181816141414141416161312121211121415131110109
Feels °C (?)15161514131313131315139887668986565
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