Bog Works surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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Bog Works surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bog Works sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bog Works today?

The current surf forecast for Bog Works at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Bog Works. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
241
196
202
202
209
250
264
183
175
154
116
116
116
85
65
152
154
160
209
191
183
183
180
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
0
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25PM2.91m
11:40AM2.74m
00:02AM2.80m
12:18PM2.61m
00:43AM2.68m
1:01PM2.48m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.52m
5:52PM0.50m
6:18AM0.63m
6:31PM0.62m
7:01AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:30
5:29
5:28
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
1
N
5
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
245
241
196
202
202
209
250
264
183
175
154
116
116
116
85
65
152
154
160
54
191
183
183
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
6
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
27
64
209
2
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
8
23
25
25
24
35
51
58
85
108
121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
5
49
4
0
49
247
143
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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