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Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (08 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)12777766108771112613131212121212111514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1421681541802772951285042782071702076441551172572607376035934884551021400
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
2.90
2:09PM
3.04
2:33AM
2.75
2:53PM
2.85
3:20AM
2.60
3:39PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.34
8:46AM
0.46
9:18PM
0.50
9:34AM
0.66
10:06PM
0.65
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:52--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161618202120161616172021201918171716192021191818
Feels °C (?)131316181616121314141818161616151716191920181818
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