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Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.3
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111111214141413131313131212242222212020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61616161618585887371711161141361111081017297158236233290373
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
15
ESE
15
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
2.87
11:47AM
3.08
12:02AM
2.92
12:22PM
3.13
12:38AM
2.94
12:57PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.26
5:59PM
0.28
6:10AM
0.21
6:36PM
0.23
6:47AM
0.20
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:47-------8:46
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----------12--1156481751-
Temp. °C191716151822212118191616161818171717181818192020
Feels °C (?)171514121518192018151313131616141413141415182017
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