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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 161 | 189 | 549 | 1160 | 1301 | 1917 | 1656 | 1377 | 1039 | 838 | 747 | 598 | 539 | 432 | 355 | 289 | 265 | 342 | 336 | 277 | 342 | 286 | 290 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:40AM 2.86 | 6:15PM 2.77 | 7:00AM 2.94 | 7:28PM 2.86 | 8:03AM 3.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:03PM 1.13 | 11:57AM 1.12 | 12:32AM 1.11 | 1:17PM 1.01 | 1:46AM 0.95 | 2:20PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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