Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
19.1° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131316151414131313121212101112121211111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10038881117265227652534205319321701189623002693266239744860499838362740239522252021193016761601
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
2.49
7:14AM
2.72
7:42PM
2.72
7:58AM
2.94
8:24PM
2.94
8:39AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
0.67
1:28PM
0.48
1:45AM
0.46
2:11PM
0.24
2:29AM
0.26
2:53PM
0.04
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset------5:57-------5:54-------5:53-
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--11111332321----21----
Temp. °C171616151616171513141414151616161616161515151615
Feels °C (?)161312121313141199867991010111088899
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