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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3957 | 3131 | 2324 | 2034 | 2301 | 2241 | 1195 | 3469 | 3068 | 2713 | 2692 | 2258 | 2056 | 1643 | 1461 | 1175 | 1029 | 791 | 669 | 503 | 366 | 227 | 146 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 2.52 | 7:32PM 2.76 | 7:57AM 2.69 | 8:18PM 2.91 | 8:40AM 2.84 | 8:57PM 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 0.61 | 1:45AM 0.52 | 2:02PM 0.46 | 2:31AM 0.36 | 2:45PM 0.32 | 3:10AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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