Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131414131313131312121288121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)497587634692682553528520444430458488247398248137215273347471415300258268
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
2.71
8:43PM
2.65
9:12AM
2.91
9:36PM
2.84
9:59AM
3.10
10:20PM
3.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.58
2:51AM
0.46
3:25PM
0.37
3:42AM
0.27
4:12PM
0.19
4:27AM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:05-------8:04----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171919191817171617171817161411101315151412121212
Feels °C (?)151817181716171516141413121133678968810
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