Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
634
653
712
742
732
732
638
630
586
553
434
427
427
357
351
346
307
249
245
241
199
202
202
206
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19PM3.37m
10:34AM3.24m
10:52PM3.36m
11:07AM3.18m
11:24PM3.30m
11:42AM3.09m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.42m
4:31AM0.56m
4:46PM0.49m
5:05AM0.65m
5:20PM0.59m
5:39AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
11
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
634
653
712
742
732
732
638
630
586
553
434
427
427
357
351
346
307
249
245
241
199
202
202
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
110
17
7
0
0
0
0
0
229
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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