Sky Williams surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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Sky Williams surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sky Williams sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sky Williams today?

The current surf forecast for Sky Williams at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
W
2.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
W
4
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)8888131313131313131514149101010111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)162513011294125321272715210337613604211923704203207115751770209419855061938342013567286628803241
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
2.32
5:22PM
2.40
6:06AM
2.33
6:46PM
2.51
7:20AM
2.48
7:47PM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.90
11:55PM
0.90
12:27PM
0.83
1:10AM
0.75
1:32PM
0.67
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:24-------6:22-------6:20-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:15-------6:15--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------154-11-1
Temp. °C131314141413131413131415151414141414141413121212
Feels °C (?)78109109101199998776671097777
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Sky Williams (light winds from the SSW at Tumahu wx 27 km from Sky Williams). 2.6m 8s swell from the WSW with a 1.1m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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27 km away, 1 h 11 min ago

14 km/h
SSW
0.0
13.7
Air / Water (°C)
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