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Back Beach surf break

Back Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° C
 (Which is 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: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616141413141414141313121212131211111010101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12611067870450450290508431486561472437347341314277212169223234256148108166
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
S
5
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
3.00
9:35AM
3.25
10:01PM
3.19
10:13AM
3.43
10:38PM
3.37
10:50AM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.60
3:52PM
0.49
4:08AM
0.39
4:28PM
0.29
4:45AM
0.23
5:05PM
0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:37
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151616161718181615151515161819171615161618202121
Feels °C (?)121414141516161515151616171817141415161417201921
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