Greenmeadows surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 14 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today?

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
801
631
606
545
538
530
412
400
394
394
394
290
268
264
264
298
424
364
443
697
657
493
481
768
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:01PM2.90m
8:18AM3.05m
8:48PM3.09m
9:06AM3.18m
9:34PM3.23m
9:53AM3.24m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.32m
2:37PM0.10m
2:59AM0.16m
3:23PM-0.01m
3:46AM0.06m
4:09PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
9
8
8
11
12
11
8
8
7
8
7
9
9
8
8
8
6
6
4
5
6
5
4
3
4
3
4
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
801
631
606
545
538
530
412
400
394
394
394
290
268
264
264
264
268
268
443
697
657
493
481
768
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
13
11
54
91
180
232
298
424
364
264
193
196
193
140
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
2
5
25
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
35
26
26
24
15
13
17
19
32
69
94
87
74
83
83
83
107
101
82
51
33
23
13
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
39
0
39
39
39
42
42
42
42
39
23
23
23
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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