Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
165
160
316
226
201
151
149
227
280
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
241
347
458
425
423
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29PM2.45m
4:09AM2.61m
4:52PM2.42m
5:26AM2.62m
6:05PM2.49m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.67m
9:48PM0.71m
10:38AM0.71m
11:03PM0.73m
11:48AM0.65m
00:10AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:43
5:42
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
9
12
12
11
9
9
9
8
10
12
13
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
13
11
11
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
176
165
160
316
226
201
151
149
149
280
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
241
226
226
226
423
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
81
94
94
3
9
33
75
115
227
111
140
38
54
83
77
64
30
30
8
4
106
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
13
9
3
9
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
18
18
33
84
138
347
458
425
393
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
26
19
0
0
0
0
0
108
250
250
108
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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