Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Back Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
822
722
586
528
414
451
351
257
184
184
144
125
125
93
98
95
88
142
183
180
352
257
413
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:26PM2.77m
5:56AM2.89m
6:31PM2.82m
6:52AM2.92m
7:25PM2.93m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.94m
11:40PM1.01m
12:15PM0.88m
00:43AM0.94m
1:09PM0.79m
1:36AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
16
14
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
11
10
11
11
9
9
12
13
11
10
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
886
822
722
586
528
414
451
351
257
184
184
144
40
26
93
91
88
84
142
183
180
352
257
413
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.1
SW
4
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
7
30
125
125
15
9
95
88
57
79
58
1
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
7
5
1
30
28
66
98
4
4
2
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
35
43
54
69
51
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
4
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
69
8
8
20
69
104
104
193
110
105
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
10
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
6
7
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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