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Back Beach Surf Forecast
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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 16 Jun 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 329 | 243 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 228 | 234 | 260 | 305 | 332 | 390 | 433 | 482 | 453 | 375 | 369 | 394 | 380 | 370 | 408 | 482 | 391 | 399 | 444 | 526 | 588 | 571 | 786 | 832 | 744 | 721 | 882 | 1042 | 1258 | 1405 | 1657 | 935 | 899 | 1385 | 1243 | 1108 | 916 | 870 | 701 | 553 | 515 | 497 | 423 | 370 | 331 | 340 | 341 | 339 | 320 | 405 | 552 | 530 | 505 | 657 |
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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:38AM 3.29 | 1:05PM 3.06 | 1:24AM 3.23 | 1:55PM 3.00 | 2:14AM 3.16 | 2:48PM 2.95 | 3:08AM 3.11 | 3:44PM 2.93 | 4:06AM 3.08 | 4:45PM 2.94 | 5:07AM 3.08 | 5:55PM 3.01 | 6:16AM 3.11 | 7:07PM 3.15 | 7:25AM 3.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 0.82 | 7:15PM 0.79 | 7:48AM 0.83 | 8:05PM 0.85 | 8:39AM 0.83 | 8:59PM 0.89 | 9:32AM 0.81 | 9:57PM 0.91 | 10:29AM 0.79 | 10:59PM 0.89 | 11:34AM 0.75 | 12:10AM 0.84 | 12:44PM 0.68 | 1:20AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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