Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 9AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)89101099141413141414141313131313131313121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)993173621061491990573413994101810481079957876768669659581572451444382195195241
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
3.01
9:58PM
2.96
10:14AM
3.10
10:35PM
3.06
10:49AM
3.14
11:09PM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.35
3:49PM
0.22
4:04AM
0.24
4:27PM
0.13
4:43AM
0.17
5:02PM
0.09
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:35-------7:37-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:16-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161415181815121212121416161615151413141617161514
Feels °C (?)1081016161078991215141513121111131516151414
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