Ahu Ahu Road surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ahu Ahu Road today?

The current surf forecast for Ahu Ahu Road at 2AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
S
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)161615141413161414899111111131313101312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)203319571655146315831452173515473663222927092998369925872124413756825772540339692888214817081212
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
2.51
5:20PM
2.56
5:55AM
2.49
6:40PM
2.64
7:11AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.78
10:58AM
0.72
11:42PM
0.81
12:14PM
0.71
12:58AM
0.71
1:22PM
0.59
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:05---
Sunset------5:47-------5:49-------5:50-
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Rain (mm)
-----13131121241------11
Temp. °C11111212131313121211111110108888889987
Feels °C (?)9889109965334562-2-2-1012222
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ahu Ahu Road (light winds from the NNW at NewPlymouthAero Aws 28 km from Ahu Ahu Road). 1.8m 15s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.6m 6s windswell from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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28 km away, 1 h 17 min ago

6 km/h
NNW
0.0
14.2
Air / Water (°C)
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