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Back Beach surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is 17.9°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 16.0 °C)
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is 17.9°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 16.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
WSW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121314141414141414141414141414131313131212121212121212131314141414131313131313131313131314141414141413131313131314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4283493761876459644862545710497743023685316726512218179914871235119810779048497307066256256356576677007578168528168936516426427327111216101111101359256125152644282232002721247422452394235920361811159915021594160416491542
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
3.35
11:36AM
3.19
11:56PM
3.27
12:15PM
3.08
12:38AM
3.15
1:02PM
2.94
1:30AM
3.01
2:05PM
2.81
2:36AM
2.91
3:21PM
2.75
3:52AM
2.89
4:32PM
2.78
5:03AM
2.98
5:40PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
0.66
5:53PM
0.62
6:14AM
0.80
6:34PM
0.76
7:01AM
0.94
7:21PM
0.91
7:58AM
1.05
8:20PM
1.03
9:04AM
1.10
9:31PM
1.07
10:16AM
1.04
10:44PM
1.00
11:26AM
0.87
11:54PM
0.83
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131315151414131010121415131313121213151614131314131416161413141516151514121210101010121312111110101114141312121111
Feels °C (?)7789910101010128810121312121191011131512111112121313131110121213121086777771011119987812131210988

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