Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131414151613141414131313131312121212121212111616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362419487539870479595603603440362351290257199187147144144142137133149280
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
3.09
1:57AM
3.03
2:18PM
2.87
2:50AM
2.83
3:17PM
2.62
3:56AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.16
7:49PM
0.18
8:17AM
0.35
8:41PM
0.40
9:16AM
0.57
9:43PM
0.62
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C182020201818171717171817181817171820212019181816
Feels °C (?)172019191818171616171816181817151619202018161411
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