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Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355274265215207182157128101848282606060616364636160606061
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
5
E
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
2.74
10:10PM
2.67
10:35AM
2.87
10:49PM
2.78
11:11AM
2.99
11:26PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.63
4:18AM
0.47
4:45PM
0.50
4:57AM
0.35
5:23PM
0.38
5:33AM
0.26
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---8:50-------8:49-------8:49----
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C192122191715141316202219151313131620212118161413
Feels °C (?)17201914118761016191310788121820201513129
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