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Ahu Ahu Road surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Ahu Ahu Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ahu Ahu Road sea temperature is
18.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ahu Ahu Road today?

The current surf forecast for Ahu Ahu Road at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
WSW
2.2
S
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121211111110101010913136788101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247202174140142220247261251238194190154240181154192226623382603446598983
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
2.28
4:56PM
2.17
5:51AM
2.22
6:29PM
2.16
7:16AM
2.32
7:45PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
1.15
11:24PM
1.11
12:16PM
1.16
12:47AM
1.06
1:32PM
1.03
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:50-------7:47-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------21-111182----1--
Temp. °C151416192020191818192020212020191716171715151414
Feels °C (?)13121216181816151618192022222219141215159101011
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