Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161314141413131313131212121212121211161615141412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)870479595603603440362351290257199187147144144144137133149280252321312330
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
3.03
2:18PM
2.87
2:50AM
2.83
3:17PM
2.62
3:56AM
2.63
4:33PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.18
8:17AM
0.35
8:41PM
0.40
9:16AM
0.57
9:43PM
0.62
10:28AM
0.75
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:27
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------2375722
Temp. °C191817161717181817181717181921201916161616171717
Feels °C (?)191816151517181717181715161620191712121110111110
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waiwakaiho surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest