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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
18.4° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
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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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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 362 | 419 | 487 | 539 | 870 | 479 | 595 | 603 | 603 | 440 | 362 | 351 | 290 | 257 | 199 | 187 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 149 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- 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 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
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