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Bell Block Reef surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Bell Block Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Bell Block Reef at 12PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bell Block Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2680 | 2606 | 2545 | 1374 | 993 | 1895 | 2167 | 2157 | 3717 | 3339 | 3020 | 2717 | 2027 | 1649 | 1474 | 1310 | 1288 | 1180 | 1059 | 907 | 777 | 858 | 933 | 1016 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:26AM 3.03 | 11:39PM 2.93 | 11:59AM 2.98 | 12:12AM 2.84 | 12:33PM 2.88 | 12:47AM 2.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 0.23 | 5:37PM 0.34 | 5:50AM 0.30 | 6:11PM 0.42 | 6:23AM 0.41 | 6:46PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Wind reports 4 km away suggest it is still onshore at Bell Block Reef (strong winds from the NNW at NewPlymouthAero Aws). 2.2m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.8m 6s windswell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 11 min ago
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