Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
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
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1031
1112
1206
1227
1159
1126
1110
929
888
888
784
734
745
659
669
700
672
691
682
691
774
663
607
472
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:20PM2.93m
9:32AM2.94m
9:54PM2.98m
10:06AM2.95m
10:27PM2.99m
10:40AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.35m
3:44PM0.24m
4:02AM0.33m
4:17PM0.25m
4:36AM0.35m
4:50PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
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
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1031
1112
1206
1227
1159
1126
1110
929
888
888
784
734
745
659
669
700
672
691
682
691
774
663
607
472
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
S
7
0.4
SE
4
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
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
47
49
49
33
27
18
8
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
4
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
111
65
39
16
10
8
2
27
24
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
39
39
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
78
44
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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