Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121514141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27321520913699969469555456138180178168204198151149149147172129129
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
3.15
12:40PM
2.95
1:02AM
2.99
1:24PM
2.78
1:50AM
2.81
2:23PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.67
6:41AM
0.88
6:58PM
0.85
7:24AM
1.06
7:41PM
1.03
8:16AM
1.21
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1112411931----------
Temp. °C181616161716161717171818181818181717171618191917
Feels °C (?)151212121211111213131419181919181718171518181716
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