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Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 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
17.4° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)14141313131313812121212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)659604536520520211192224325336299294378319289243243243195189185128128101
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
2.89
12:31AM
2.71
12:54PM
2.81
1:10AM
2.62
1:35PM
2.73
1:53AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.54
6:42AM
0.50
7:10PM
0.61
7:22AM
0.58
7:54PM
0.68
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:23-------8:24-------8:25----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1211-
Temp. °C171818171513121215171717161515161819202019171717
Feels °C (?)16161514111091014151517151313141718191816151414
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