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Waiwakaiho surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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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 (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.8 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today?

The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131414131313131313121212888888888131313131313131313131313141414141414131313141616161616161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7796806695815815815996076906806596496406206474816683773773924224644344935194223703624654657456596595816696696696695637747636726305385013683683734861150108112141081991848837736716706602
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NE
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
2.50
7:18PM
2.45
7:35AM
2.63
7:59PM
2.61
8:12AM
2.76
8:35PM
2.76
8:47AM
2.87
9:08PM
2.89
9:20AM
2.94
9:41PM
2.98
9:53AM
2.98
10:13PM
3.02
10:26AM
2.97
10:47PM
3.02
10:59AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.76
1:22AM
0.74
1:49PM
0.60
2:03AM
0.61
2:25PM
0.46
2:39AM
0.49
2:58PM
0.34
3:14AM
0.39
3:31PM
0.26
3:48AM
0.33
4:03PM
0.22
4:21AM
0.32
4:36PM
0.23
4:56AM
0.35
5:11PM
0.29
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151716161515141414141616151413131416161413131414151818171515131314161615141313131415161413131212131516161716151415171818
Feels °C (?)14161515161514121112141513121111111211101110910111714141111111213141514121110101213141313131110111214151513121213141616

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