Waihi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.41° S 175.94° E

Waihi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waihi Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Waihi Beach today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waihi Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
40
22
9
9
26
14
13
20
14
13
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
5
SW
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:39PM1.60m
12:10PM1.64m
00:24AM1.53m
12:57PM1.59m
1:12AM1.47m
1:47PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.33m
6:22PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
7:24AM0.44m
8:00PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
8
7
6
11
15
16
15
12
10
8
7
11
14
16
16
14
12
11
10
13
16
17
18
13
Feels °C
2
2
1
5
10
14
12
8
6
5
4
9
12
13
13
13
10
9
8
12
15
15
16
10
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