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Back Beach surf Forecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 25 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 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.5 °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 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 16.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 817 | 907 | 2414 | 2503 | 2716 | 2228 | 2526 | 3207 | 3418 | 3680 | 4755 | 4217 | 4319 | 5368 | 6231 | 6600 | 6587 | 6538 | 5978 | 5225 | 4671 | 4025 | 3361 | 2651 | 2218 | 1941 | 1487 | 1308 | 1198 | 1077 | 1044 | 907 | 730 | 706 | 706 | 635 | 646 | 678 | 712 | 780 | 828 | 840 | 828 | 816 | 804 | 804 | 732 | 642 | 632 | 581 | 581 | 572 | 563 | 546 | 529 | 496 | 496 | 378 | 421 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:29AM 3.30 | 10:47PM 3.37 | 11:02AM 3.27 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:42PM 0.41 | 4:58AM 0.55 | 5:16PM 0.50 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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