Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
146
288
353
176
165
160
257
226
201
151
149
227
280
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
292
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
S
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:51AM2.71m
3:29PM2.45m
4:09AM2.61m
4:52PM2.42m
5:26AM2.62m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.59m
9:22AM0.67m
9:48PM0.71m
10:38AM0.71m
11:03PM0.73m
11:48AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:43
5:42
5:39
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
12
11
10
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
7
8
7
7
8
12
13
11
10
10
9
8
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
15
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
67
146
288
353
176
165
160
257
226
201
151
149
149
280
346
546
580
557
527
421
96
321
321
292
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
17
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
SW
6
1
WSW
7
0.1
W
21
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
7
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
Energy kJ
151
66
9
7
81
94
94
3
9
33
75
115
227
111
140
58
99
9
326
77
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
SW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
5
5
3
4
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
11
19
9
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
19
41
54
99
84
101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
201
11
11
11
11
11
0
108
261
250
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
4
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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