Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
585
429
429
689
679
555
504
430
347
402
637
890
1408
1339
1322
1209
1016
934
934
752
669
528
640
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:47AM2.75m
3:21PM2.50m
3:53AM2.63m
4:31PM2.43m
4:59AM2.57m
5:38PM2.44m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.62m
9:37PM0.70m
10:23AM0.68m
10:46PM0.77m
11:28AM0.68m
11:51PM0.77m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
14
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
292
585
429
429
689
679
555
504
430
347
341
637
890
1408
1339
1322
1209
1016
934
934
752
669
528
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
WSW
19
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
83
39
272
268
14
45
48
47
40
40
402
341
255
16
15
11
7
6
5
10
9
4
15
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.1
N
13
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
N
7
0.2
S
13
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
131
7
20
31
13
10
45
218
24
34
18
3
14
13
6
7
6
6
4
12
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
5
27
39
74
55
20
21
19
18
18
1
4
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
42
0
0
39
23
0
0
6
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
78
44
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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