Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 08 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)1111141413131313131313131313131313131278111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53447710471083965824679711734734606606596520408346346257199277438132713421188
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
3.42
1:13PM
3.51
1:40AM
3.22
2:08PM
3.31
2:41AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.32
7:02AM
0.36
7:34PM
0.52
7:53AM
0.59
8:32PM
0.73
8:50AM
0.82
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-8:07-------8:07-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1354111-
Temp. °C181614141313161818171515141417181818171616161617
Feels °C (?)141211111011141515151414131214161614151413131415
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