Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 09 May 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 7PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
3
WSW
2.1
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161615151515161616161615151414141414141414141414141414141414141413137871212121212121212121111141413131313141212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2134191918221751384818014364393132583054272323862048169016671496126712621262131813961396141513011319119111301114982850826791850362311356263196187184184180177199330235227494246236309225222824236264589598563554
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
2.69
8:11AM
2.75
8:35PM
2.80
8:47AM
2.81
9:10PM
2.88
9:22AM
2.85
9:44PM
2.94
9:57AM
2.86
10:19PM
2.95
10:32AM
2.83
10:54PM
2.92
11:08AM
2.78
11:31PM
2.87
11:46AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.52
2:05AM
0.59
2:24PM
0.43
2:43AM
0.51
2:59PM
0.37
3:19AM
0.46
3:33PM
0.34
3:54AM
0.43
4:07PM
0.34
4:30AM
0.44
4:42PM
0.38
5:06AM
0.49
5:19PM
0.43
5:45AM
0.55
5:58PM
0.51
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19---
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Rain (mm)
249-------------------------------------------------1-11-----
Temp. °C171414141313131515131313131211151513131312111213141414131414151616151515151415161614141515151516161615161616151616151415
Feels °C (?)1491098101114119101212101015141010101091112121213111211111211111111121113131211111212111113131412131312121312111012
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