Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 2AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313141413131314141313141415161314141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341336397437444520243578545427472407396368304419487539870440682603603440
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
3.28
12:46PM
3.26
1:11AM
3.19
1:30PM
3.09
1:57AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
-0.11
6:42AM
0.02
7:04PM
-0.00
7:27AM
0.16
7:49PM
0.18
8:17AM
0.35
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:35-------7:32-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202017151514161818181616161518202020191817171718
Feels °C (?)181815141312151716161516151318201919191816161717
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