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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2692 | 2258 | 2056 | 1643 | 1461 | 1155 | 1029 | 791 | 669 | 503 | 313 | 227 | 146 | 77 | 52 | 1267 | 587 | 1748 | 2556 | 1935 | 1628 | 2648 | 2404 | 2305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21PM 3.24 | 8:43AM 3.15 | 9:01PM 3.34 | 9:22AM 3.26 | 9:38PM 3.41 | 9:56AM 3.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 0.73 | 2:34AM 0.63 | 2:53PM 0.56 | 3:13AM 0.48 | 3:31PM 0.44 | 3:49AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Still cross-shore at Back Beach (light winds from the S at NewPlymouthAero Aws 16 km from Back Beach). 2.7m 12s groundswell from the W with a 0.9m 7s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
16 km away, 1 h 14 min ago
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