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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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Back Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 147 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 137 | 133 | 149 | 280 | 252 | 325 | 253 | 373 | 161 | 272 | 617 | 929 | 1944 | 1483 | 1098 | 924 | 738 | 718 | 692 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 2.93 | 4:08AM 2.92 | 4:52PM 2.78 | 5:40AM 2.86 | 6:15PM 2.77 | 7:00AM 2.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:20AM 0.91 | 9:43PM 0.97 | 10:33AM 1.08 | 11:03PM 1.13 | 11:57AM 1.12 | 12:32AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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