Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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Waiwakaiho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiwakaiho sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121211111111131316151414131313121212111112111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25029833137035660688810871117180122522343202219321879237623002679250038714108318523821881
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
2.51
6:55PM
2.49
7:14AM
2.72
7:42PM
2.72
7:58AM
2.94
8:24PM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.86
12:40PM
0.72
12:58AM
0.67
1:28PM
0.48
1:45AM
0.46
2:11PM
0.24
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:57-------5:54---
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-12922211121-133123----1
Temp. °C181817161717171616151516161514141414151516161516
Feels °C (?)16151514141315131312121312108787779101011
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