Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waiwakaiho surf break

Waiwakaiho surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
1.9
NNW
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101010109101011101091210101099998881313121091212121212121111181817161616161615141414141414131313131414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12051629169114241156106512711747170313781005565528541601736771678567435375290240147145187175120129169190184177446160291360448556505487475469457339330330561545467447373373373373318323323313222
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
oncrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
2.45
1:56AM
2.49
2:21PM
2.32
3:00AM
2.41
3:35PM
2.27
4:17AM
2.43
4:57PM
2.33
5:30AM
2.56
6:07PM
2.51
6:31AM
2.77
7:05PM
2.74
7:24AM
2.99
7:55PM
2.98
8:12AM
3.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.80
7:44PM
0.79
8:21AM
0.91
8:45PM
0.89
9:31AM
0.94
9:57PM
0.90
10:46AM
0.86
11:10PM
0.81
11:53AM
0.67
12:14AM
0.63
12:50PM
0.42
1:10AM
0.41
1:41PM
0.17
2:01AM
0.20
2:29PM
-0.04
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset--5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-
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Rain (mm)
1322333321-12211-11-----------------------------------------
Temp. °C202020201919191919191918191818181818181616151516171818171514151415171714121010101115161413121111121415141413131212151615
Feels °C (?)161517181616151515161515171718181919191515141416171818171413131314131275454611131110989101214131411111010131314
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