Mikotai surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mikotai today?

The current surf forecast for Mikotai at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121213131314141313131414131314141516131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)346335341390397437444520243569472427472407396368362419487539870440595603
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
E
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrossglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
3.66
12:29AM
3.58
12:45PM
3.57
1:11AM
3.48
1:29PM
3.39
1:57AM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.14
6:42AM
0.25
7:06PM
0.27
7:28AM
0.44
7:51PM
0.48
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:32-------7:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171920201616151516181918161616161920201918181716
Feels °C (?)141718181415141416161715161514141820201919191715
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