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Back Beach Surf Forecast
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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1480 | 1080 | 1581 | 1649 | 1945 | 2049 | 2846 | 3074 | 3114 | 3197 | 3154 | 3253 | 2670 | 1933 | 1380 | 946 | 545 | 447 | 367 | 299 | 466 | 429 | 382 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 3.64 | 10:45AM 3.60 | 11:11PM 3.63 | 11:30AM 3.51 | 11:57PM 3.53 | 12:20PM 3.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 0.14 | 5:02PM 0.12 | 5:26AM 0.25 | 5:48PM 0.27 | 6:16AM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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