Waiwakaiho Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.04° S 174.11° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 17.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Sunday 16			Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	N	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	6	10	13	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1423	1256	876	644	560	421	307	251	151	119	78	92	28	50	170	303	1052	1027	1067	1250	1159	880	681	481
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	E	E	NE	ENE	NE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	N	NE	WNW	W	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)			8:13PM 2.66				8:42AM 2.69				8:54PM 2.73				9:19AM 2.80				9:31PM 2.79				9:55AM 2.88
Low Tide / height (m)	2:04PM 0.67				2:27AM 0.51				2:48PM 0.60				3:06AM 0.44				3:27PM 0.53				3:43AM 0.38

	Sunday 16			Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-
Sunset	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	2	5	1	2	1
Temp. °C	15	14	13	12	13	12	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	19	18	20	17	16	16	17	17	18
Feels °C (?)	12	13	11	10	11	9	11	15	18	17	16	13	13	13	15	16	16	18	16	16	17	17	17	18

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