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Waiwakaiho Surf Forecast
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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 12AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1511 | 1534 | 1725 | 1359 | 1175 | 1139 | 2004 | 811 | 850 | 1423 | 1991 | 2766 | 4220 | 4020 | 2521 | 2034 | 2255 | 2207 | 1140 | 3291 | 3879 | 3981 | 3217 | 2782 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:53AM 2.39 | 6:32PM 2.60 | 7:05AM 2.52 | 7:32PM 2.76 | 7:57AM 2.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 0.82 | 12:05PM 0.75 | 12:49AM 0.69 | 1:10PM 0.61 | 1:45AM 0.52 | 2:02PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
The wind is still cross-on at Waiwakaiho (light winds from the W at NewPlymouthAero Aws 7 km from Waiwakaiho). 2.4m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.7m 18s long period groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 6 min ago
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