Punihos surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 02 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Punihos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punihos sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Punihos today?

The current surf forecast for Punihos at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wed
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212131313131212121212111112121515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4884073493494804963823312952381961521491471421158593698584854281
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassonononglassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
2.67
7:59PM
2.90
8:30AM
2.91
8:47PM
3.11
9:17AM
3.14
9:33PM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.53
1:46PM
0.54
2:16AM
0.29
2:36PM
0.33
3:03AM
0.07
3:24PM
0.14
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wed
05
Sunrise-6:15-------6:13-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:01-------8:02--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131214151513121111111415161513131313151616141212
Feels °C (?)111112131311111010101314151413121212131414121010
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