Waiwakaiho Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Taranaki, New Zealand)
Waiwakaiho Spot ID
Type: sandbar
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell WSW | Wind SE
Sea Temperature Today is: 18.1 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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WSW |
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| Period (s) | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 |
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| Wind State | glass | cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
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Waiwakaiho in Taranaki is a fairly exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around high tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For New Plymouth, 4 km from Waiwakaiho.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Waiwakaiho Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At New Plymouth, 6 km from Waiwakaiho.
light winds from the SSE km/h |  no report | Air temperature 16.9 °C |
Overall Waiwakaiho Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in March
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Use this relief map to navigate to Taranaki surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Waiwakaiho
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waiwakaiho:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Waiwakaiho:
- Closest wave buoy131 mi
- Second closest wave buoy151 mi
- Third closest wave buoy160 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy164 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy219 mi
Tide stations nearest to Waiwakaiho:
- Closest tide stationNew Plymouth2 mi
- Second closest tide stationPort Taranaki5 mi
- Third closest tide stationWaitara River Entrance7 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationOpunake Bay33 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationHawera40 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Waiwakaiho is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Waiwakaiho is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 129 km (80 miles) away.
- Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 168 km (104 miles) away.
- Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand is 174 km (108 miles) away.
- Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Waiwakaiho and is 192 km (119 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Waiwakaiho, Taranaki. Use the tab navigation above to view Waiwakaiho sea temperature, Waiwakaiho photographs, Waiwakaiho detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Waiwakaiho webcams, current wind from Taranaki live weather stations and Waiwakaiho tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Waiwakaiho.
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