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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 NZSTForecast 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 10AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 1835 | 1437 | 1235 | 861 | 912 | 1221 | 2166 | 7579 | 15038 | 11518 | 7809 | 5466 | 4071 | 2993 | 2476 | 2181 | 1836 | 1553 | 1288 | 1018 | 829 | 757 | 614 | 630 | 542 | 740 | 819 | 1117 | 1639 | 2334 | 2430 | 3345 | 3106 | 3056 | 2697 | 2131 | 1839 | 2262 | 2078 | 1954 | 1981 | 2326 | 3328 | 2890 | 2567 | 2329 | 2007 | 1364 | 1365 | 1294 | 1595 | 2189 | 4932 | 3518 | 3625 | 4397 | 3416 | 2832 | 2376 | 2899 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20AM 3.10 | 12:41PM 2.88 | 1:01AM 3.06 | 1:27PM 2.83 | 1:47AM 2.97 | 2:17PM 2.76 | 2:38AM 2.86 | 3:13PM 2.68 | 3:37AM 2.74 | 4:19PM 2.64 | 4:45AM 2.65 | 5:30PM 2.64 | 5:58AM 2.63 | 6:42PM 2.72 | 7:09AM 2.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:39AM 0.24 | 6:52PM 0.29 | 7:24AM 0.27 | 7:39PM 0.37 | 8:13AM 0.33 | 8:31PM 0.48 | 9:06AM 0.41 | 9:31PM 0.59 | 10:06AM 0.49 | 10:37PM 0.66 | 11:12AM 0.54 | 11:49PM 0.66 | 12:20PM 0.52 | 12:58AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
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