Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 29 Jun 2025 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 10PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (29 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Mon
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WNW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111110101919191817171716161616161515141414141414131313131313131310111111101010161512121111101011111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2359222920571927218623752493240021962362222617701566179117272109175814961257113011149828527656416395906844575544774962864338024991939147811139728138011205140215041473150014502449197418391720183114421421166215251686160814441222
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
30
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
ESE
0
N
10
W
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.86
12:49AM
3.02
1:11PM
2.74
1:34AM
2.88
1:58PM
2.62
2:19AM
2.72
2:48PM
2.50
3:07AM
2.58
3:41PM
2.42
3:59AM
2.46
4:38PM
2.37
4:57AM
2.39
5:38PM
2.38
5:56AM
2.37
6:36PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.31
7:11AM
0.37
7:24PM
0.44
7:58AM
0.49
8:11PM
0.60
8:45AM
0.61
9:01PM
0.74
9:34AM
0.71
9:54PM
0.86
10:26AM
0.78
10:50PM
0.94
11:20AM
0.82
11:49PM
0.95
12:15PM
0.81
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Mon
07
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1312121213131314141313121111111213121211109101113141314141315151415161616151516151617161516161616141313131312121210109
Feels °C (?)7677888999108669101110119867811119101081099121514151313121013131211131515151313131212988554
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