Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Taranaki)
Photo credit: Russell Maunder
Surf Break: Back Beach
| Name: | Back Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: WSW | Offshore Wind: E |
Back Beach in Taranaki is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.
Overall Back Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph shows the combination of swells directed at Back Beach through a typical year... (show all text)
The rose diagram illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different d... (show all text)
Also see Back Beach surf quality by season and Back Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - Taranaki surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Back Beach
Visitor Reviews of Back Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Back Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | ParitutuandNgamotu Beach | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Oakura Beach | 3 mi |
| Third closest break | Belt Road | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Ahu Ahu Road | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest break | East End and The Gap | 5 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Back Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4278 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4329 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4571 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4631 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 4787 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Back Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Port Taranaki, New Zealand | 3 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Waitara River Entrance, New Zealand | 15 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Opunake Bay, New Zealand | 27 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Patea, New Zealand | 55 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand | 80 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Back Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Manganui (New Zealand) | 16 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Turoa (New Zealand) | 84 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Whakapapa (New Zealand) | 84 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Tukino (New Zealand) | 88 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Rainbow (New Zealand) | 201 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Back Beach: |
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| Closest city location | New Plymouth (New Zealand) | 6 mi |
| Second closest city location | Waitara (New Zealand) | 18 mi |
| Third closest city location | Opunake (New Zealand) | 26 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Eltham (New Zealand) | 29 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Hawera (New Zealand) | 38 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Back Beach is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Back Beach is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 131 km (81 miles) away.
- Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 180 km (112 miles) away.
- Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand is 186 km (116 miles) away.
- Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Back Beach and is 195 km (121 miles) away.
