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Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 7PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2223 | 1633 | 958 | 630 | 413 | 501 | 1018 | 1048 | 971 | 957 | 929 | 768 | 756 | 659 | 581 | 572 | 451 | 444 | 382 | 195 | 290 | 241 | 209 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM 3.01 | 9:58PM 2.96 | 10:14AM 3.10 | 10:35PM 3.06 | 10:49AM 3.14 | 11:09PM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:49PM 0.22 | 4:04AM 0.24 | 4:27PM 0.13 | 4:43AM 0.17 | 5:02PM 0.09 | 5:18AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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