Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 5PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)9131313131313141414141414914111313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6161756187219011901161914081886186016671637834197761547460412831093958809771626527518
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
3.23
1:32AM
3.07
1:49PM
3.10
2:15AM
2.95
2:34PM
2.91
3:05AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.09
7:27PM
0.06
7:44AM
0.20
8:10PM
0.19
8:31AM
0.37
8:59PM
0.38
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818171415151517171817151413121618181815141515
Feels °C (?)131313121012111113131511111212101416161613121213
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