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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 400 | 452 | 415 | 471 | 477 | 437 | 274 | 325 | 339 | 454 | 711 | 653 | 643 | 745 | 722 | 566 | 485 | 614 | 569 | 1848 | 989 | 919 | 1395 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 3.10 | 2:12AM 2.77 | 2:40PM 2.93 | 3:08AM 2.61 | 3:35PM 2.76 | 4:08AM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:34AM 0.23 | 8:11PM 0.32 | 8:27AM 0.39 | 9:06PM 0.47 | 9:23AM 0.57 | 10:03PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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