Punihos surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punihos today?

The current surf forecast for Punihos at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313131313131314131313141413141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504496513630679689721808711649590644599659465663862581721957971826802669
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
3.30
12:49PM
3.29
1:13AM
3.21
1:32PM
3.12
1:59AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.04
7:06PM
0.02
7:28AM
0.18
7:51PM
0.20
8:18AM
0.37
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:35-------7:34-------7:31------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816151514161818171515161518192019181817171718
Feels °C (?)171513131413161716151414151318192019181816161617
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