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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.9° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121111111012121212111111101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)980184823862538207817711326955722722789791546608622530501432300356295156164164
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
W
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
2.68
5:34PM
2.68
6:19AM
2.65
6:45PM
2.64
7:34AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.03
11:24AM
1.21
11:54PM
1.11
12:37PM
1.26
1:07AM
1.13
1:49PM
1.21
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:52-------8:51
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11----------------2444
Temp. °C201919171719181715131314171718171515151614141416
Feels °C (?)171615151314121211111314161515131213131414141416
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