Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
65
152
152
160
209
193
186
136
201
249
307
299
261
274
297
989
1756
2777
2262
2715
2790
2688
3616
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:18PM2.61m
00:43AM2.68m
1:01PM2.48m
1:29AM2.56m
1:50PM2.37m
2:21AM2.47m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.62m
7:01AM0.75m
7:15PM0.74m
7:50AM0.85m
8:07PM0.84m
8:47AM0.90m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
1
8
12
2
1
1
2
14
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
4
NW
10
0.6
WSW
14
1.6
NNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
0.5
W
18
0.6
WSW
17
Energy kJ
85
65
152
152
160
209
193
186
136
136
136
133
80
261
274
297
131
96
2777
123
492
2790
167
227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
10
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
1.5
NNW
9
Energy kJ
27
64
9
2
133
131
131
131
32
32
125
68
74
337
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
2
9
34
32
9
21
65
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
35
35
25
20
35
64
117
169
190
201
249
307
299
176
225
349
989
1756
2262
2715
2688
3616
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
5
Distance (km)
9
58
7
7
52
52
52
52
61
247
244
149
141
108
108
96
106
106
264
318
337
257
240
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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