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Surf Break: Marokopa

Marokopa in Taranaki is an exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Marokopa 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.

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Also see Marokopa surf quality by season and Marokopa 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 Marokopa

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Marokopa:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Awakino River Mouth	25 mi
Second closest break	Meatworks Near Maungamanu	27 mi
Third closest break	Roberts Road	27 mi
Fourth closest break	Ruapuke	30 mi
Fifth closest break	Raglan-Indicators	34 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Marokopa:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4211 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4262 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4505 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4566 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4720 mi
Tide stations nearest to Marokopa:
Closest tide station	Kawhia, New Zealand	18 mi
Second closest tide station	Aotea Harbour, New Zealand	22 mi
Third closest tide station	Raglan, New Zealand	37 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Waitara River Entrance, New Zealand	53 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Waikato River Entrance, New Zealand	63 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Marokopa:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	76 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	78 mi
Third closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	83 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	83 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	265 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Marokopa:
Closest city location	Otorohanga (New Zealand)	28 mi
Second closest city location	Raglan (New Zealand)	37 mi
Third closest city location	Hamilton (New Zealand)	49 mi
Fourth closest city location	Waitara (New Zealand)	49 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cambridge (New Zealand)	50 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Marokopa is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 73 km (45 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Marokopa is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), also in New Zealand, 90 km (56 miles) away.
• Third is Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand is 142 km (88 miles) away.
• Auckland International Airport (AKL), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Marokopa and is 145 km (90 miles) away.