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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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
627 | 456 | 522 | 790 | 772 | 834 | 547 | 679 | 662 | 566 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 312 | 210 | 198 | 149 | 222 | 200 | 452 | 435 | 344 | 305 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:25PM3.56m | 9:42AM3.53m | 10:11PM3.66m | 10:32AM3.54m | 10:58PM3.67m | 11:22AM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.23m | 3:59PM0.15m | 4:25AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.19m | 5:15AM0.30m | 5:37PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
627 | 237 | 252 | 790 | 772 | 834 | 547 | 679 | 662 | 566 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 312 | 210 | 198 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 452 | 435 | 344 | 305 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
193 | 456 | 522 | 169 | 142 | — | 119 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 66 | 120 | 106 | 222 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 8 |
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