Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
W
1
WSW
1.8
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
WNW
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.5
W
2.2
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)777771271111111313161514141313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14248045935227429833137035697215611468111721192444231020221806203722372300269330564141
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
2.29
6:25AM
2.51
6:55PM
2.49
7:14AM
2.72
7:42PM
2.72
7:58AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.86
12:40PM
0.72
12:58AM
0.67
1:28PM
0.48
1:45AM
0.46
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-6:00------5:58-------5:57-------
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
192---126233-11111131111-
Temp. °C181818181818171717171716161515161615141414141517
Feels °C (?)16121314161515151314141313121314131199991113
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