Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141414131313131312121212121212151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)499414697687569529440368273265209136129969469685555138180178194183
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
2.95
12:03PM
2.81
12:24AM
2.81
12:39PM
2.64
1:03AM
2.64
1:20PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.45
6:16PM
0.46
6:39AM
0.61
6:53PM
0.63
7:20AM
0.79
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11331321---
Temp. °C171615141519202018171717151616171818171718191816
Feels °C (?)161413111116201916141313101110111414151719181614
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