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Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111110121212121111111010101010109991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23862538207817711326955722722789791546608622511501432300307240201197164145151
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
S
0
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
2.37
5:30PM
2.35
6:15AM
2.33
6:37PM
2.30
7:22AM
2.36
7:42PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.96
11:57PM
0.87
12:30PM
1.02
12:59AM
0.89
1:35PM
0.99
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:51-------8:51--
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
12---------------1734211
Temp. °C191718191918151313141618181715151514131415161616
Feels °C (?)151514141313111113141517161412131413131415171717
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