Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waihi Beach surf break

Waihi Beach surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 17 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)18ft (5.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1011121212121211111110101010101010109999999999999999999999910101012121414131313121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4194586672207647791870675565416146343780230321702026240619961801164214601238835106511759019801002994882760760760744649664649586573516516516528599104779983213691711286629672507212118181622142613611047858679494535525
Wind
(km/h)
45
E
45
E
45
ENE
45
E
50
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
1.63
10:02PM
1.68
10:12AM
1.59
10:42PM
1.64
10:52AM
1.55
11:25PM
1.61
11:36AM
1.51
12:11AM
1.59
12:25PM
1.48
1:02AM
1.58
1:20PM
1.48
1:57AM
1.61
2:21PM
1.50
2:54AM
1.66
3:24PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.29
4:14AM
0.40
4:27PM
0.32
4:55AM
0.44
5:08PM
0.36
5:38AM
0.48
5:52PM
0.39
6:26AM
0.49
6:40PM
0.40
7:19AM
0.48
7:34PM
0.40
8:16AM
0.43
8:31PM
0.37
9:14AM
0.35
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-
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Rain (mm)
2412919334323422111------11--------111----111-----------------
Temp. °C181717171718181920202020202120202021212020202020202121191919181819202019191817181818181818181817182019161514121213161715
Feels °C (?)1191010911131617181818182019191920201919191920202121202021191921212121211917181919192019181816151714109766710118
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