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Back Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.5
Consistency of Surf: 4.2
Difficulty Level: 4.0

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Overall: 4.0

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Back Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taranaki, New Zealand)

Back Beach break guidePhoto by: Haley Phillips

Back Beach Surf Guide

Back Beach in Taranaki is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

Back Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:
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Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent
15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Back Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Back Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

What's the best time of year to surf Back Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Back Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 24% of the time in August while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 19% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
24%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
57%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
19%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Back Beach Location Map

Interactive Back Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Back Beach is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Back Beach is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 131 km (81 miles) away.

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Back Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 04:08 Local Time
Thursday 07
3AM6AM9AM12PM
Wave (m)
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period (s) 15 15 15 15
Wind (km/h)
10
15
15
20
Wind State off off cross-
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What does Back Beach look like?

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    Tides at Back Beach

    Current tide and informaton
    For Port Taranaki, New Zealand, 5 km from Back Beach.
    Next High Water: 03:24pm | 2.84m
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    Next Low Water: 09:16am | 0.89m
    IS AT (local time)

    Back Beach Sea Temperature

    The Back Beach water temperature is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

    Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
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    Current Temp*: 15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    New Zealand Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

    Swell History at Back Beach

    Surf stats for Back Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at Back Beach

    Wind stats for Back Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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