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Waiwakaiho Surf Forecast
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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 60 | 60 | 59 | 86 | 229 | 360 | 521 | 485 | 246 | 298 | 331 | 370 | 415 | 485 | 892 | 865 | 1117 | 1974 | 2252 | 2308 | 2023 | 2084 | 1883 | 1624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 2.35 | 5:58PM 2.29 | 6:25AM 2.51 | 6:55PM 2.49 | 7:14AM 2.72 | 7:42PM 2.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43AM 0.93 | 12:03AM 0.86 | 12:40PM 0.72 | 12:58AM 0.67 | 1:28PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
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