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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 08 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1401 | 1255 | 1011 | 894 | 699 | 579 | 522 | 432 | 428 | 438 | 264 | 296 | 657 | 914 | 1547 | 2319 | 2564 | 4426 | 5392 | 5089 | 4776 | 4727 | 4011 | 3504 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 3.71 | 10:36AM 3.60 | 10:52PM 3.76 | 11:15AM 3.64 | 11:32PM 3.72 | 11:56AM 3.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06PM 0.14 | 4:28AM 0.08 | 4:45PM 0.07 | 5:09AM 0.05 | 5:26PM 0.11 | 5:51AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
The wind is still cross-off at Back Beach (light winds from the SE at NewPlymouthAero Aws 16 km from Back Beach). A 2.0m groundswell from the WSW
16 km away, 1 h 26 min ago
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