Surf Forecasts:
Ahu Ahu Road surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 6,132 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ahu Ahu Road this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ahu Ahu Road in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ahu Ahu Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
What’s up, it’s Rusty. Water’s sitting at a normal 57°F for this time of year, nothing unusual. The first real standout is Thursday morning, 20 August, at Ahu Ahu Road (Taranaki). Glassy calm, no wind, and a clean 6ft swell from the WSW with a 14-second period. Strong energy (1491). That’s excellent for experienced surfers, about as perfect as it gets.
Thursday afternoon, wind shifts cross-on at 9 mph from the WSW, and it gets choppy and marginal. Friday and Saturday are small and messy with the same cross-on wind. Saturday afternoon has rain showers and swell down to 3ft. Sunday, 23 August, sees a big 12ft swell from the W, but onshore winds at 18 mph make it a blown-out mess. Only for experts.
After a few days of poor conditions, Monday morning, 24 August, brings a massive pulse—12ft from the WSW, a very long 16-second period, and huge energy (6132). Wind is cross-shore from the SW at 12 mph. It’s marginal, but that’s serious groundswell. Better suited to a point or reef. The rest of the week stays big and onshore.
The next highlight is Saturday, 29 August, afternoon. Swell is 4ft from the WSW, but the period is 19 seconds—very long period groundswell. A light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW at 6 mph makes it clean. Excellent for experienced surfers (1583). The long period might make it close out at the beach, so keep that in mind.
Sunday morning, 30 August, is another gem. Clear skies, glassy cross-offshore from the ENE at 3 mph, 5ft swell from the WSW with a 17-second period, and clean (1659). That’s a top session.
Monday, 31 August, morning is glassy with a 7ft swell from the WSW, 8-second period, and clean. Smaller period but still nice.
Into early September, swell drops to 3–5ft with light cross or cross-on winds. Mostly marginal. The best bets are Thursday morning 20 August, and the clean windows on Saturday 29 August afternoon and Sunday 30 August morning.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1484 | 1247 | 863 | 863 | 982 | 413 | 312 | 198 | 643 | 2046 | 1444 | 1374 | 6132 | 5445 | 4107 | 3371 | 1556 | 1079 | 2019 | 2505 | 2641 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.45m | 3:16AM2.34m | 3:59PM2.32m | 4:28AM2.22m | 5:20PM2.28m | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:36PM2.36m | 7:01AM2.33m | 7:33PM2.51m | 7:53AM2.49m | 8:18PM2.70m | 8:35AM2.66m | 8:56PM2.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.98m | 9:44AM0.96m | 10:24PM1.10m | 10:55AM1.04m | 11:41PM1.12m | 12:10PM1.01m | 00:51AM1.02m | 1:12PM0.88m | 1:45AM0.86m | 2:00PM0.71m | 2:29AM0.67m | 2:41PM0.53m | |||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 1484 | 1247 | 863 | 863 | 982 | 413 | 97 | 46 | 643 | 280 | 174 | 575 | 6132 | 5445 | 4107 | 3371 | 1556 | 1079 | 2019 | 2505 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 19 | — | WSW 18 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | SW 14 | — | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 312 | 198 | 184 | — | 249 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 743 | — | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 11 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | NW 5 | NNW 6 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 12 | 38 | 550 | 2046 | 1444 | 1374 | — | — | — | — | 261 | — | 79 | 134 | 2641 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 111 | 32 | 32 | 252 | 111 | 111 | 243 | 111 | 267 | 267 | 229 | 32 | 252 | 111 | 267 | 252 | 111 | 111 | 37 | 88 |
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