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Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
427 | 326 | 318 | 315 | 333 | 385 | 493 | 1067 | 1225 | 1161 | 1083 | 1038 | 928 | 915 | 876 | 756 | 700 | 700 | 615 | 624 | 768 | 653 | 712 | 742 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:50AM3.22m | 9:13PM3.27m | 9:27AM3.25m | 9:47PM3.34m | 10:01AM3.26m | 10:19PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.56m | 3:02PM0.44m | 3:22AM0.51m | 3:38PM0.40m | 3:57AM0.51m | 4:12PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
427 | 78 | 209 | 49 | 233 | 385 | 493 | 1067 | 1225 | 1161 | 1083 | 1038 | 928 | 915 | 876 | 756 | 700 | 700 | 615 | 624 | 768 | 653 | 712 | 742 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | WSW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
333 | 326 | 59 | 315 | 333 | 180 | 202 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
2 | 151 | 318 | 133 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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