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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | |
906 | 460 | 280 | 244 | 235 | 235 | 249 | 232 | 228 | 192 | 244 | 361 | 429 | 290 | 314 | 107 | 78 | 107 | 325 | 545 | 569 | 656 | 1218 | 913 | |
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High Tide | 10:51AM3.16m | 11:06PM3.33m | 11:27AM3.12m | 11:43PM3.28m | 12:05PM3.06m | 00:22AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.67m | 5:21AM0.80m | 5:37PM0.74m | 6:00AM0.86m | 6:15PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 906 | 113 | 280 | 244 | 235 | 235 | 249 | 232 | 228 | 192 | 244 | 361 | 429 | 290 | 314 | 96 | 59 | 64 | 29 | 21 | 569 | 656 | 20 | 913 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 7 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 34 | 219 | 114 | 69 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 92 | 176 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 18 | 107 | 78 | 25 | 21 | — | 21 | 21 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | NW 7 | SW 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 7 | 69 | 55 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 9 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 59 | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 107 | 325 | 545 | 127 | 148 | 1218 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 24 | 105 | 229 | 69 | 104 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 246 | 248 | 110 | 46 | 24 | 88 | 46 | 110 | 230 | 230 | 110 | 156 | 147 | 110 | 110 |
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