Mikotai surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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Mikotai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mikotai sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mikotai today?

The current surf forecast for Mikotai at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
233
183
175
154
116
116
114
85
65
152
152
160
209
193
186
138
136
134
133
131
274
297
268
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:00AM3.20m
12:20PM2.97m
00:39AM3.07m
1:04PM2.84m
1:26AM2.93m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.72m
6:18AM0.89m
6:34PM0.85m
7:01AM1.02m
7:16PM0.99m
7:51AM1.11m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
250
233
183
175
154
116
116
114
85
65
152
152
160
209
193
186
138
136
134
133
274
274
297
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
9
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
27
64
2
2
7
131
129
173
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
3
2
1
9
9
11
32
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
5
14
31
42
34
32
43
51
82
125
154
196
194
223
290
69
104
80
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
55
0
0
0
48
11
4
48
154
145
154
145
111
55
102
108
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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