Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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
19.1° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121215151612131414131212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154151149149147175131131169128377144180631649560525500379366234225160125
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
SSW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
2.47
2:11PM
2.30
2:48AM
2.33
3:19PM
2.18
4:04AM
2.28
4:43PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.81
8:11AM
0.95
8:32PM
0.95
9:16AM
1.05
9:42PM
1.03
10:32AM
1.05
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:02-------6:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515141518181817151414151820191717171718222221
Feels °C (?)141515141518181816141313151718181415151617212220
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