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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
93 | 98 | 95 | 88 | 142 | 183 | 180 | 257 | 352 | 456 | 347 | 332 | 286 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 313 | 318 | 443 | 476 | 469 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:52AM2.92m | 7:25PM2.93m | 7:40AM2.97m | 8:10PM3.05m | 8:24AM3.03m | 8:49PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.94m | 1:09PM0.79m | 1:36AM0.85m | 1:55PM0.70m | 2:20AM0.77m | 2:36PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
93 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 142 | 183 | 180 | 257 | 352 | 456 | 347 | 332 | 286 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 313 | 318 | 443 | 476 | 469 | 463 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNW 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 98 | 95 | 88 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
66 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 45 | 71 | 82 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 110 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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