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Mikotai Surf Forecast
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Mikotai surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Mikotai today?
The current surf forecast for Mikotai at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mikotai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 1674 | 1359 | 1175 | 1259 | 2004 | 811 | 871 | 1423 | 2281 | 3497 | 4148 | 3132 | 2566 | 2177 | 1959 | 1969 | 1050 | 2943 | 3203 | 2961 | 2826 | 2422 | 2217 | 1928 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:55AM 2.75 | 6:38PM 2.94 | 7:03AM 2.86 | 7:34PM 3.10 | 7:58AM 3.01 | 8:21PM 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14PM 1.11 | 12:54AM 1.01 | 1:20PM 0.94 | 1:49AM 0.82 | 2:11PM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Wind reports 14 km away suggest it is still onshore at Mikotai (moderate winds from the W at NewPlymouthAero Aws). 2.4m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.7m 17s long period groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 19 min ago
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