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Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)13131212121312131311101091211111212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)472437347309264281193238212224225216100110128160235235283242237303207237
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offglasscrossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
3.13
10:36PM
3.09
10:51AM
3.28
11:13PM
3.22
11:28AM
3.35
11:50PM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.25
4:27PM
0.10
4:41AM
0.09
5:05PM
-0.05
5:20AM
-0.01
5:43PM
-0.12
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131315171817151516161722212017161615172021191616
Feels °C (?)131315171715141415131421201914141412141919161213
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