Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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Greenmeadows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Greenmeadows sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
246
292
304
276
270
264
309
243
334
957
1112
1190
1227
1159
1126
1005
990
888
796
734
734
745
745
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
0
S
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:44PM2.84m
8:57AM2.90m
9:20PM2.93m
9:32AM2.94m
9:54PM2.98m
10:06AM2.95m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.41m
3:10PM0.28m
3:28AM0.35m
3:44PM0.24m
4:02AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
13
12
14
14
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
13
14
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.3
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
157
154
151
304
219
141
62
309
233
255
957
1112
1190
1227
1159
1126
1005
990
888
796
734
734
745
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
253
246
292
214
276
215
199
258
243
334
3
3
3
3
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
54
53
71
2
2
270
264
2
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
47
50
55
66
106
38
218
262
241
191
107
72
41
25
15
8
5
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
240
152
152
44
42
42
42
42
42
42
39
23
0
0
0
23
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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